2009 Savigny Les Beaune Les Narbantons

Earthy welcoming nose. Then sweet fruit that’s mildly reminiscent of beetroot though it is more sinewy than most Savignys. (JR)

The 2009 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Narbantons is a wine of extraordinary elegance and finesse. It possesses striking nuance and detail in its bright red fruit, flowers, mint and spices. This is one of the higher-pitched wines in the lineup, but the brightness serves to give the Narbantons much of its elegance and understated personality. A long, silky finish rounds things out in style. This is a dazzling effort. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039. This was my first opportunity to taste the 2009s from Domaine Leroy in bottle. Lalou Bize-Leroy was among the first, if not the first, to bottle her 2009s, so she naturally wanted to give the wines some time to recover before showing them. The wines are stunning. Readers who have an opportunity to taste them should not hesitate. As always, the style is one of textural richness and depth, but the2009s appear to have excellent underlying material as well. The attention to every detail at the Domaine is quite evident in these thrilling wines. My visit ended with a sample of the 2010 Chambertin from barrel. Why not go straight to the top? If that wine is representative of the year, Leroy fans will have another superb vintage to look forward to, although yields will be lower than the already minuscule production. Importer: Martine’s Wines. Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-040

The 2009 Savigny-les-Beaune Les Narbantons is a wine of extraordinary elegance and finesse. It possesses striking nuance and detail in its bright red fruit, flowers, mint and spices. This is one of the higher-pitched wines in the lineup, but the brightness serves to give the Narbantons much of its elegance and understated personality. A long, silky finish rounds things out in style. This is a dazzling effort. Anticipated maturity: 2019-2039. Sep 2011, www.robertparker.com