Pavelot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru Aux Gravains 2019

91-93 points/'Sweet spot/Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a .60 ha parcel where two-thirds of the vines are more than 70+ years of age). Notes of oak toast and menthol surround the moderately high-toned aromas of red and dark cherry, plum and warm earth. There is terrific intensity to the vibrant, intense and well-detailed medium weight flavors that also brim with minerality on the even more compact, austere and firmly constituted finale. The quality is excellent though I underscore that this is presently a block of stone and it would be largely pointless to open a bottle before at least 7 to 8 years have passed. Drink: 2034+. (Apr 2021)"

90-92 points Jasper Morris, MW: "Fine classic purple, with a really stylish yet also attractively full bodied bouquet, then plenty of substance at the front of the palate. Fine grained here, as Hugues likes to use Tronçais wood on this. Fine indeed, but with a volume of fruit as well. (Jun 2020)"

Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "A nose that’s broad at the base, but a little compact higher up. Bubbling with energy, the tannin a little more visible than in the Bressandes but this wine is more about its energy and a lovely mouth-watering style to the flavour. Broad, with a little ripe tannin in the finish. To wait for a while but here the flavour is delicious. (Nov 2020)"