Savigny

Gibbon, according to M. Savigny, is mistaken in supposing that there was but one kind of capitation tax; there was a land tax, and a capitation tax, strictly so called.

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Carved in stone above the doorway at Château de Savigny, and elsewhere in the little French town of Savigny-lès-Beaune, is the motto "Les vins de Savigny sont nourrissants, théologiques et morbifuges."

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

Hugues, who did a stage in Australia before returning home, is the fourth generation of Pavelots to tend vines in Savigny.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

Directly across the street from the Château de Savigny, now an airplane and motorcycle museum, is the winery of Domaine Simon Bize, housed in a sprawling shed, presided over by Patrick Bize, the diminutive, laconic fourth-generation proprietor.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

The Pavelot la Dominode is often considered the first among the region's many premier crus, although Mr. Bize's Les Vergelesses, from a rocky, well-exposed vineyard at the north end of Savigny, vies with it for supremacy in the appellation.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

Transplanted New Yorker Becky Wasserman, also known as the godmother of Burgundy, told me a story about entertaining a client at a restaurant in Bouilland, a few miles up the road from Savigny.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

Pierre Mallevays , former head of mergers and acquisitions for Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy and now the managing partner of mergers and acquisitions boutique Savigny Partners, says: During the crisis, all the big luxury groups were heavily restructuring.

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The better Savigny rouges, particularly the premier crus, can be extremely complex, and they can age and improve for years, even decades.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

Savigny reds and whites represent very good value; while prices up and down the Côte d'Or have taken a big jump in 2009, you can find very good village-level Savigny for $30, and the best premier crus can be had for less than $60.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011

Although the domain is probably best known for its grand cru Cortons, from the appellation just north of Savigny, it also makes several excellent Savigny-lès-Beaunes, including the premier cru Fourneaux and Lavières and a lighter village red, all for less than the average Russian River Pinot Noir.

The Death-Defying Values of Savigny-lès-Beaune Jay McInerney 2011