The 2017 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode opens in the glass with a generous bouquet of wild berries, spices, grilled meat, dark chocolate and peonies. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, with a deep core of fruit, powdery structuring tannins and a sapid finish. As usual it's one of the estate's more structured offerings, but there's plenty of promise for the future here.

One of the deepest hued, most saturated wine in the Chanson range is the 2016 Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru La Dominode, a richly tannic, youthfully chewy Burgundy with good concentration and depth at the core and a bouquet of cassis, smoked meats and spices. This is quite tannic and extracted in profile, so it won't offer early accessibility, but the potential for positive evolution in bottle appears to be present.

For unknown reasons, the 2012 Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Dominode did not show as it ought to chez Chanson, therefore a replacement bottle was sent chez moi. Lucid purple in color, it has a precocious nose for a 2012 with iodine-stained cassis and blueberry fruit that deserve one or two years to settle. The palate is fruit-driven and for some reason, reminiscent of a Marsannay in style with sweet, ripe cassis fruit, plenty of glycerin and a primal, perhaps slightly obvious finish that will need to demonstrate its premier cru credentials with age. It is a hedonistic delight, but it needs to show a little more class. Drink 2016-2024. Importer: Terlato International and Mentzendorff (UK)

This shows Savigny’s softness and approachability, along with tannins and acids. It is firmly concentrated, creating a wine that feels complete, juicy and rich. — (11/1/2012) —90

This wine is firm and tannic, with a dark, bitter edge. It needs to age, because at the moment, the dry tannins are dominant. There are flavors of ripe cranberries, blueberries and dried figs, which are still working to assert themselves against the dry core.——R.V.(12/31/2008)—— 88