2016 Albert Bichot Savigny les Beaune Aux Guettes 1er Cru

Savigny is a typical old Burgundian winemaking village just to the north of Beaune. Today, the majority of grapes grown in Savigny-les-Beaune are Pinot Noir though there is also some Chardonnay. It boasts 22 Premier Cru vineyards, one of which is the famed “Aux Guettes”. Orientated south at the north-east entrance of the village of Savigny, this vineyard is planted on a slope at an altitude of about 300 meters on clay and limestone soil.