Côte de Beaune · Appellation guide
Savigny-lès-Beaune
On either side of the Rhoin, two slopes and two faces: one of the great red vineyards of the Côte de Beaune.
- 22Premiers Crus
- 1937Appellation since
Identity card
- Côte
- Côte de Beaune
- The appellation is created
- 31 July 1937
- Colours and grapes
- Red (Pinot Noir), a little white (Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc)
- Area under vine (2022)
- 348 ha, including 137 ha of Premier Cru
- Premiers Crus
- 22 climats
- Grands Crus
- None
- Communes
- Savigny-lès-Beaune
- Altitude
- 250 – 400 m
- Exposure
- South and east
Our climats and those to know
Climats marked with a star are those we make a cuvée from. The others are the names to know in the appellation.
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Tap a climat on the map or in the list to discover it. The gold ★ markers are our cuvées.
- ★Our cuvée
- Premier Cru
- Village
- 1Aux GuettesPremier Cru★ At the Domaine
High on the northern slope: structured and powerful. Our red Premier Cru.
- 2Aux VergelessesPremier Cru★ At the Domaine
To the north, continuing the Île des Vergelesses: one of the finest, in red and white. Our white Premier Cru.
- 3Les LavièresPremier Cru
A soil of flat stones, the “laves”: an elegant red.
- 4La DominodePremier Cru
On the Beaune side, known for its old vines: deep and dense.
- 5Les MarconnetsPremier Cru
On the Beaune border, which has its own Marconnets: firm and structured.
The 22 Premiers Crus of Savigny-lès-Beaune
Official BIVB list. The number refers to the marker on the map; the star marks our cuvées.
- Aux Clous
- Aux Fourneaux
- Aux Gravains
- Aux Guettes ★
- Aux Serpentières
- Basses Vergelesses
- Bataillère
- Champ Chevrey
- La Dominode
- Les Charnières
- Les Hauts Jarrons
- Les Hauts Marconnets
- Les Jarrons
- Les Lavières
- Les Marconnets
- Les Narbantons
- Les Peuillets
- Les Rouvrettes
- Les Talmettes
- Les Vergelesses ★
- Petits Godeaux
- Redrescul
The terroir
The Rhoin separates two slopes. To the north, on the Pernand side, the slope faces due south, on gravel and iron-rich oolite: the geology of Corton. To the south, on the Beaune side, it faces east, on sandier limestone.
- Altitude250 – 400 m
- ExposureSouth and east
- CommunesSavigny-lès-Beaune
A little history
Dukes of Burgundy, religious houses and the Knights of Malta held these vines, and a 14th-century château overlooks the village. An old inscription praises the wines of Savigny as “nourishing, theological and disease-dispelling”.
- 14th c.The château of Savigny
- 1937The appellation is created
In the glass
Bright ruby, strawberry, raspberry and cherry, then undergrowth: a tender, fragrant wine with good backbone. Lively, mineral whites.
Our wines from Savigny-lès-Beaune
3 wines from this appellation on our list, from 54,50 € to 89,50 € a bottle, to reserve or to taste at the Caves du Palais.
Sources: official appellation sheet from the BIVB ↗ (area under vine, 2022) and BIVB climat maps; schematic map, indicative positions.