2011 Pierre Guillemot Savigny-les-Beaune Gravains

[Nathan_V]

@Martin Steinley

I am quite familiar with Guillemot’s Serpentieres, Narbantons and Jarrons bottlings, but not this one. Thus, I got this sample from Kermit, and it’s business as usual: lightly colored; a nose of red fruit, orange peel and soil; the red cherry/cranberry fruit on the attack is high toned and inflected with soil, pine/eucalyptus and that same orange peel aspect; it finishes with a fresh, clean perfume in the mouth.

I sell some wine, including Guillemot’s SLBs. If anyone knows of anything comparable for about 30 squid, please let me know. I will sell them, too.

Oh, and nothing green here, other than that pine/eucalyptus thing keeping everything bright and contributing to this lovely concoction.

I fear that Pierre Guillemot’s grandsons, who are now involved at the domaine, will one day recognize the quality of their wines relative to their neighbors (Bize, Pavelot, etc.), and the party will be over. Until then …

Disclaimer: I sell Guillemot’s wines (but don’t buy them from me, just buy them).

$30 is closer to our wholesale price. For $30, I’d buy cases and cases.