Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru Talmettes 2012

92+ points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The les Talmettes vineyard lies up at the top of the slope in the northern band of premier crus in Savigny and is essentially a continuation of les Vergelesses in the village. Domaine Bize’s parcel of vines are closing in on fifty years of age now and have really produced a wonderful wine in 2012, wafting from the glass in a mix of black cherries, dark berries, coffee bean, woodsmoke, stony soil tones and a nice touch of the black truffle to come. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and impressively complex out of the blocks, with a sappy core of black fruit, ripe tannins and a very long, focused and properly chewy young finish. A superb wine in the making. 2022-2060. (Mar/Apr 2014)"