Chantereves Savigny les Beaune Rouge Dessus de Montchenevoy  2024 SO051726 Breuer planted on clay-limestone

planted on clay-limestone

drawn from parcels around Gevingey on the region's namesake white marl and limestone

a blend of Procanico and Grechetto with a splash of Verdello and Malvasia

It's his flagship: a blend assembled from across his Cote-Rotie holdings

no excess weight anywhere

Chantereves Savigny les Beaune Rouge Dessus de Montchenevoy  2024 SO051726 Breuer planted on clay-limestoneSavigny ls Beaune is Chantereves' home village, and this is the bottle where that familiarity shows most plainly. Dessus de Montchenevoy is an upper slope site "dessus" meaning above cooler and stonier than the ground down on the valley floor, which is precisely why the wine has snap. It's a village wine and it doesn't pretend otherwise: crunchy red currant and raspberry, a peppery savory edge, light tannin, no oak veneer, nothing dressed up. Give it