Domaine Philippe Girard
2012 Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru Les Peuillets
Best after some aging, this wine is grown on clay and limestone on 40-year-old vines. It’s a soft, velvety, fresh wine — softer than Girard’s other wines. It has won 3 medals in the Independent Wine Grower competition in France.
Distant at first, but offering scents of cinnamon, leather, musk, and veiled fruit. Delicate tannins and light acidity give this wine a soft, round feeling, but it has balance and enough structure to suggest it will open up with time. Already showing attractive dark fruit on the palate, but this wine is young and will need cellaring to show at its best. Hold until around 2018.
Food pairing: Duck; roasted chicken dishes; rabbit, venison, or other game; lamb; mushroom or lentil dishes
A lovely Pinot Noir with nice cran-cherry fruit. Light and easy drinking, with bright, tart fruit on the finish.
Food pairing: Roast chicken
The Creator of This Wine
Domaine Philippe Girard
An award-winning vintner, Philippe Girard has won many medals and honors for his wines — particularly his premiers crus. He now works with his son, Arnaud, to create wines that gain complexity and character with age.
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| Producer: | Domaine Philippe Girard |
| Region: | Burgundy |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Maturity: | 2019-2023 |
| Alcohol: | 13% |
| Bottle size: | 750ml |
| Color: | Red |
| Varietal: | Pinot Noir |
| Flavors: | Leather, Cherry, Cranberry |
| Body: | Light-Medium |
| Soul: | Youthful |
