Les Terres De Philéandre Savigny-Lés-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Clous 2023
£73.40 (Inc. VAT bot. 75 cl.) / North Ireland
Features
Type of wine
Pairings
Style
Occasions
Winery
Size
Appellation
Alcohol
13.0%
Grapes
Serving
Between 14ºC and 16ºC
Winemaking
Fermented with indigenous yeasts, 70% of whole bunches and 15 days of maceration. Aged for 13 months in oak barrels (30% new). Bottled unclarified and unfiltered.
Description
Les Terres De Philéandre was not born as "just another label", but as an almost intimate act: in 2018, David Duband launched this small négociant project and named it after his twins, Philomène and Léandre, like someone signing a promise for the future. Buying selected grapes - but vinifying them with the same obsession as a domaine - was his courageous decision: to step out of the comfort zone and let each origin speak without make-up. Here the voice is Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru, an enclave of the most authentic Burgundy, where Pinot Noir becomes more "stone" than "perfume", more nerve than sweetness. The Aux Clous plot, on a hillside at the entrance to the village, combines limestone marl and clay: a soil that demands precision, not artifice, and which gives the quiet tension so typical of Burgundy.
Winemaking
At Les Terres De Philéandre Savigny-Lés-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Clous, the grapes are hand-picked and rigorously sorted; Duband seeks purity, not volume. His signature is to work with whole bunches (often a high proportion) and an extraction so subtle that it seems choreographed: maceration with the stem to gain structure without harshness, pigeage at the foot when necessary and patience for the wine to assemble itself. Fermentation is carried out with a minimal intervention approach and ageing continues in oak barrels, with a measured contribution of new wood (in his philosophy, around 30%). Bottling avoids make-up: more real texture, less "cosmetic", preserving the pulse of the terroir.
Taste
In Les Terres De Philéandre Savigny-Lés-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Clous the nose doesn't shout: it insinuates itself. First, restrained red fruit - fresh cherry and raspberry - and then the fine layers: a thread of discreet violet, soft spices and that chalky mineral trace that reminds you of where it comes from. The palate is fine, silky, medium-bodied, with polished tannin and an acidity that marks the passage without biting: it moves straight ahead, clean, without excess jam. The finish leaves an elegant, slightly floral and saline trail, as if this Premier Cru de Savigny-lès-Beaune wanted to show that Burgundy elegance can also be firm: a red wine from Burgundy with more tension than muscle, more detail than volume.
Shipping to North Ireland
50% discount on orders over £344.45Estimated transit time: 4-5 working days.
| Bottles | Price | Over £344.45 |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | £11.11 | £5.55 (-£5.55) |
| 7-12 | £15.07 | £7.53 (-£7.53) |
| 13-18 | £21.10 | £10.55 (-£10.55) |
| 19-24 | £28.85 | £14.42 (-£14.42) |
| 25-30 | £33.50 | £16.75 (-£16.75) |
| 31-36 | £37.46 | £18.73 (-£18.73) |
| 37-42 | £45.21 | £22.60 (-£22.60) |
| 43-48 | £49.52 | £24.76 (-£24.76) |
| 49-54 | £55.93 | £27.97 (-£27.97) |
| 55-60 | £60.11 | £30.05 (-£30.05) |
| VAT included | ||
Appellation Map
Les Terres De Philéandre Aligoté 2023
£33.46
£31.81/ud (-5%)
Les Terres De Philéandre Savigny-Lès-Beaune 2023
£50.15
£47.67/ud (-5%)
Les Terres De Philéandre Marsannay Rouge 2023
£50.15
£47.67/ud (-5%)
