Bize Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru Vergelesses 2022

95 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): " Bize owns 2.1 hectares here, including a half-hectare of Chardonnay. The red has an explosive blackberry and wild strawberry fruit aroma with hints of fresh and dried flowers, earth, and cigar leaf. The texture is tannic and firm but less tightly-wound than the 2020s. Fermentation is done as whole clusters; the wine is aged in cask, with just 5 – 10% new. When finished, this delicious wine should be approachable earlier than some vintages have been. Drinking Window: 2027-2045. (11/2/23)"

95 points La Revue du Vin de France: "A little wild on opening, Aux Vergelesses is nonetheless intense and precise. It is juicy, delivering a full and supple texture, rooted in its soil, from which it draws the earthy power that captivates us on the finish. This racy, deeply sculpted wine should be left to age for at least ten years in the cellar. (2026)"

93-95 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2022 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Vergelesses 1er Cru has a complex and perhaps cerebral nose: dark berry fruit, black pepper, green tea and light scents of damp moss/forest floor. This unfurls beautifully in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins framing gorgeous dark berry fruit, a little peppery in style, quintessentially Savigny with a very persistent finish. Everything you want from a Savigny Premier Cru (and more). Drink: 2027-2045. (Jan 2024)"

91-93 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "A slightly paler colour from this site. Elegant, floral, fine boned. Mostly raspberry fruit with some bright cherries behind, and the white pepper gently spread all across the palate, not too stern in acidity, this is a strikingly elegant wine of great persistence. (Nov 2023)"

90-93 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "Cool, fresh and bright aromas of red currant, cherry, warm earth and a hint of spice are trimmed in a plethora of floral elements. The rich, velvety and solidly voluminous flavors possess the best concentration in the range while displaying focused power on the firm, serious, moderately austere and very much built to age finale. This is a buy and forget it wine for at least 7 to 8 years. Drink: 2034+. (Apr 2024)"