The 2009 Savigny-les-Beaune Clos des Guettes literally bursts onto the palate with layers of ripe, exuberant fruit. The Clos des Guettes presents the generous, overt side of the year in its overt, forward personality. The aromas and flavors build beautifully to the creamy, textured finish. Anticipated maturity: 2012+. Jacques Lardiere and Frederic Barnier showed me a wide range of 2009s during my visit in late June, 2011. Many of the jewels among the 2009s are hidden in the villages level wines, which I highly encourage readers to check out. I also tasted a selection of 2008s. The 2008s are quite fat for the year. Yields were lower than in 2009. Lardiere made the decision to age the wines longer on their lees to give them more richness, which he felt was lacking because of the inconsistent, high acid vintage. As a result, these are fairly big 2008s. Importer: Kobrand Corp., Purchase, NY; tel. (914) 253-7756