Simon Bize & Fils Les Fournaux Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2005

Scott Wren

11 years in and things have developed beautifully. Still that Savigny light touch but with more gravitas. Beautiful fruit. Ditto acidity.

Web Bond

Needs 7-10 years.

Max Kelly

Fully mature, perhaps even fading a little. Warm cherries, baking spices, a little smoke, and rust on the nose. More of the same on the palate, plus some pleasant tertiary florals and forest notes. Tannins fully resolved, good balance, and reasonable length. A little grippy on the finish - might be residual wood influence, but no obvious oakiness. Nice wine, but I wonder if it might have been in better shape a few years ago. Note that the cork showed evidence of a little leakage, so fully intact bottles might drink younger.

John Hindle

Elegant in its class, with a long finish.