2017 Pavelot Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Les Gravains

Burghound (Allen Meadows) 91. Top Value.

"An overtly earthy yet still very pretty nose reluctantly offers up notes of plum, dark currant and discreet spice nuances. Once again there is a nicely refined mouth feel to the medium-bodied flavors that exude a subtle minerality on the slightly rustic and youthfully austere finish that is firm enough to suggest that this should offer good mid-term development potential."

View from the Cellar (John Gilman) 94

"The 2017 aux Gravains from Domaine Pavelot is another absolutely stellar young wine in the making. The aromatic constellation here is pure and elegant, wafting from the glass in a superb mix of red and black cherries, a touch of red currant, Savigny spices, raw cocoa, orange peel, gamebird, stony soil elements, cedar and a nice topnote of mustard seed. On the palate the wine is deep, full and very transparent in profile, with sappy core of very pure fruit, great length and grip and a youthfully complex, vibrant and beautifully precise finish. This will need a bit of bottle age to really start to hit on all cylinders, but it is going to be stellar when it is ready to drink. 2024-2065."

Wine Advocate (Neal Martin) 91-93

"The 2017 Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Gravins 1er Cru clearly offers more red fruit than the Aux Guettes tasted alongside; this is more open and perhaps conveys more joie-de-vivre at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp grainy tannin and slightly brittle in texture, but very focused, showing a tangible sense of energy and frisson toward the minerally finish. The standout wine from Pavelot this vintage? It could be."