Domaine Pierre Guillemot Savigny-les-Beaune Dessus les Gollardes 2023

$58.99 on 6+ (code: 6saves3) 90pts Jasper MorrisThis is a thoroughly individual wine so I will take the time to detail how it is made. The grapes, 70% Pinot Blanc, are crushed, pressed and settled to remove about half the solids. Fermentation starts in tanka nd then continues in wood, of which a third each is 228-, 400- and 600-litre in size, with 20% new wood overall, but entirely within the 400-litre part. They use the cooper Foailly, with ‘zebra’ barrels made half-and-half with oak and acacia, and using thicker staves than is the norm. The 2023 came in at 13% alcohol. It has a clear mid lemon colour, with nothing heated on the nose, a little bit of the apple flavour I associate with pinot blanc. It is riper on the palate, with adequate acidity, and certainly the classic persistence Drink from 2027-2032. Tasted Oct 2024. 88pts Wine AdvocateOffering up aromas of pear, green apple and freshly baked bread, the 2023 Savigny-lès-Beaune Dessus Les Gollardes Blanc is medium-bodied, satiny a