Robert Ampeau et Fils, Savigny-les-Beaune, 2002

Name: Robert Ampeau et Fils, Savigny-les-Beaune, 2002
Brand: Robert Ampeau et Fils
SKU: NYC-SUX-`RAFSB2002`-050525-2
Price: 89.99 USD
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Red Wine from Burgundy

by Robert Ampeau et Fils

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Robert Ampeau et Fils, based in Meursault, is one of Burgundy’s great traditionalist estates—best known not just for their elegant wines, but for their patience. Unlike most producers, the Ampeau family releases wines only after extended cellaring, ensuring they arrive with the kind of bottle-aged complexity collectors usually wait years for.

This 2002 Savigny-lès-Beaune is a perfect example. From a balanced, classically styled vintage, it has now evolved into a wine of savory depth and Burgundian subtlety. Expect aromas of dried cherry, sous-bois, worn leather, and rose petal, with a palate that’s soft and earthy, framed by lingering acidity and whispery tannins.

Savigny has always leaned toward the more delicate, rustic side of the Côte de Beaune, and Ampeau captures that character beautifully here—no makeup, no heavy oak, just pure, time-softened Pinot Noir with an unmistakably old-school soul.

A wonderful bottle for lovers of mature Volnay, Santenay, or aged Barbaresco, and a perfect pairing for roast poultry, mushroom dishes, or aged cheeses. No need to decant—jus

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Restaurateurs throughout the world rely on Michel Ampeau for perfectly aged, ready to drink red and white Burgundies. He releases his wines after decades of aging in their very cold cellars in Meursault. When he thinks the wines are ready for release, the bottles are inspected, cleaned up and labelled. Many of these wines have twenty years of bottle age.

No other domaine has this business model. It is amazing that they do this. The wines are old fashioned, so is the farming and wine making. Ground cover grows between the vines to limit their consumption of water. Ampeau was one of the first growers to do this. They are not afraid of innovation.

At harvest all of the grapes are destemmed and fermented in concrete cuves, then aged in used oak barriques for 10 months. Rarely is any new oak used. The wines are bottled the year after harvest, then lie dormant in the cellars for decades. After tasting, the wines are determined ready to drink and offered for sale. The chefs and sommeliers rejoice!

Details

Grape Variety

Pinot Noir
Vintage

2002
Size

750ml
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Light Bodied

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