Pavelot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er cru La Dominode 2020

93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2020 la Dominode from Monsieur Pavelot is an excellent wine in the making. The bouquet is pure and precise, offering up notes of cassis, dark berries, coffee bean, bonfire, a complex base of dark soil tones, a touch of currant leaf and a discreet framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full, focused and shows off excellent depth in the mid-palate, with ripe, seamless tannins, fine balance and grip and a long, sappy and complex finish. This is lovely. 2033-2085. (Nov/Dec 2021)"

91-93 points/'Outstanding,' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a very large 2.2 ha holding; two-thirds of the vines are between 70 and 80 years of age and the remaining vines are approximately 20+ years old). An extremely ripe yet again, still fresh nose offers up its aromas of mocha, poached plum and black cherry jam. The rich, round and quite supple medium-bodied flavors immediately firm up on the youthfully austere, palate coating and lightly mineral infused finale. This firmly structured effort is going to need at least some patience as it's presently quite tightly wound. Drink: 2032.+. (Apr 2022)"

90-92 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Savigny-lès-Beaune La Dominode 1er Cru is the most backward, surliest of Pavelot’s red ‘20s, black cherries and boysenberry fruit, pressed violets and incense emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, slightly chewy tannins but with decent weight on the finish. Just a bit "serious" at the moment. Hopefully it will lighten up in bottle. Drink: 2025-2037. (Dec 2021)"