Dom Bruno Clair - Savigny-les-Beaune 'La Dominode' 1er Cru 2021 (750ml)

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Producer	Dom Bruno Clair
Country	France
Region	Burgundy
Subregion	Cote de Nuits
Varietal	Pinot Noir
Vintage	2021
Sku	38882
Size	750ml

  

BH

92-94

JR

16

Not surprisingly, this is aromatically similar to the Jarrons though with more floral influence. There is however notably better mid-palate density to the beautifully textured flavors thanks to the mouthcoating dry extract that also serves to buffer the firm tannic spine shaping the powerful, moderately austere and hugely long finish. I would strongly advise not opening a bottle for at least a decade and this should ultimately repay 12 to 15 years of keeping.

Sweet start and flattering without perhaps quite as much refreshment as ideal. Still pretty rustic and embryonic. Drying finish.

The 2021 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru has a vivacious, rather minty bouquet that leaps from the glass. Not complex, yet vigorous. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, more density than the Les Jarrons with just a hint of charcuterie on the finish. Good potential.

This is the first year that Edouard, son of Bruno Clair, is on hand to guide me through a selection of the 2021s. Rapid expansion in the eighties and nineties means that over 30 cuvées are now produced. Edouard tells me that he began working at the Marsannay-based winery in 2017. “We lost 50% red and 60% white production,” Clair tells me, a young vigneron with just the right amount of confidence without being brash. “But it was bad on the slopes as we had a lot of compact bunches due to the old vines. We picked from 20 September to 1 October. We did more pigeage than in 2020 but less in my father’s time. We want the wine to be a little more drinkable and approachable. We did one daily pigeage over five days. The whites were completely devastated and yielded 9-10hL/ha.