The 2020 Savigny-Les-Beaune rouge Petit Aigle by Boris Champy displays Burgundy's elegant, cool-climate style with juicy fruit and delicate herbal notes.
Fragrant and herb-forward with notes of crisp plums, sour cherries, redcurrants, rose petals, alongside whole bunches and a touch of juniper.
Palate
Juicy and accessible with a linear, cool acidity, fine oak, ripe tannins, and a supple, effortless drinkability.
Character
Vibrant, structured, and with great drive – an appealing Pinot Noir combining freshness with ageing potential.
Pairing
Pairs brilliantly with beef entrecôte and baked potatoes, smoked orange-glazed spareribs, or slow-braised mushrooms on sourdough.
Notes
Certified organic grapes from a valley parcel and a high-altitude parcel in Savigny-les-Beaune, wild-fermented with 30% whole bunches and bottled unfiltered.
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Pours in the glass with a fairly intense garnet red.
Nose
A herb-forward, fragrant opening: Dark fruit of crunchy plums, morello cherries and a touch of redcurrant meets elegant rose petals. Savoury accents of herbs, whole-bunch stems and a subtle hint of juniper complete the picture.
Palate
On the palate, this Pinot Noir reveals itself to be wonderfully accessible and juicy. A linear, crisp acidity meets a supple texture with expertly integrated oak. Despite the ripe fruit, the wine maintains a cooling, vibrant core with outstanding drive – extremely moreish, yet by no means simple. The fine oak, fresh acidity and ripe tannins provide it with a reliable backbone for cellar ageing.
Terroir & Origin
For his second line, Petit Aigle, the experienced oenologist Boris Champy uses organically grown grapes from two sites in Savigny-les-Beaune: Les Planchots, featuring white limestone soils in the valley, and Les Gollardes, a high-altitude parcel with shallow, red-brown and very stony soils.
Grape Variety & Vinification
Single-varietal Pinot Noir (12.5% ABV), certified organic by Ecocert. 70% destemmed, spontaneously fermented and gently extracted. Aged for ten to twelve months in tonneaux, bottled unfiltered.
Food Pairings
Pairs brilliantly with beef entrecôte with jacket potatoes and grilled green asparagus, an intensely savoury pan of wild mushrooms on crusty bread with Beurre Bordier, or succulent smoked pork ribs with grilled oranges.
Key Features
As an approachable vin de soif, it unites lively freshness with the structural depth of stem spice and exquisite tannins. Here, Boris Champy channels his experience from the Napa Valley and Burgundy icons such as Clos des Lambrays into an Ecocert-certified project.
