Domaine Pavelot (Jean-Marc et Hugues) Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Narbantons
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
10
professional
Vintages
1
2008
Other
90/100
Pinot Noir
NV
Community Reviews
1717
Reviews
89.8
Avg Score
91
Highest
Taster #5450
· Jul 21, 2025
Tasted over four days, not a lot of movement though. Crunchy red fruit, good body, some acidity, core is thinner with minimal flavor interest. More of a textural thing than anything else.
2008 vintage
Taster #9183
· Sep 6, 2021
90/100
Crisp, good fruit,bright D/H
2008 vintage
Taster #8021
· May 1, 2020
88/100
The Premier Cru importer label brings back memories. This was a steal at $19.99 and only took a year to be delivered. Ah, those were the days. Pours a medium ruby with some orange at the rim, beginning to show some age. On the nose, crushed rocks, loam, raspberry, citrus peel, roses. Thin and pretty acidic, not showing much fruit, with a rather lean and angular raspberry-cranberry profile. Finish is clipped, with some tannin pucker. Nice nose, but doesn't deliver …
2008 vintage
Taster #1204
· Nov 8, 2018
PopnPour, tasted over 2 hrs -nearly semi-translucent med dark red minimal bricking -bright fresh red fruit -med+ acidity somewhat buffered by the moderately sappy tart red-fruited mid-palate with a tight slightly bitter finish framed with med tannins -more harmonious than a bottle 2 years ago though this still is on the upswing
2008 vintage
Taster #4069
· Feb 19, 2018
91/100
Very attractive nose with spices that could cause one to confuse with Vosne (which I recall an experienced Burgundy taster doing with a Pavelot wine 20+ years ago). Palate is taut with red berry fruits and outstanding freshness. Still a young wine. Cellared since release.
2008 vintage
Taster #3453
· Nov 8, 2017
87/100
au restaurant l'Épicurieux, Val David. Un nez discret mais intéressant, de sous-bois, avec un peu de fruit rouge. La bouche montre l’austérité du millésime, ça manque un peu de fruit, s’exprimant plutôt sur une trame minérale, assez fine, épicée. Avec l’air il développe une belle complexité aromatique, qui compense pour le côté un peu sec des tanins. Bien, sans plus, je suis pourtant un fan du domaine. 86-87 pts
2008 vintage
Taster #4461
· Sep 29, 2017
Fresh, clean and bright red fruit flavours. I didn't notice any barrel flavour. It is light body and the structure is driven by the refreshing acid. This is a good and useful food wine today but has perhaps a decade of development ahead of it.
2008 vintage
Taster #4069
· Aug 1, 2016
90/100
Silky and smooth, this wine has moved on to a secondary stage. It is precise with red and dark berry fruit, light in weight, and still shows good freshness. Interesting to see the breadth of Narbantons in the lighter-weight register. A bit of tannin on the finish suggests that this wine will still age well for another 10+ years. Cellared since release.
2008 vintage
Taster #1204
· Jun 9, 2016
Slow-ox 30 min, tasted over 2 hrs and Day 2 -med dark red -pretty perfumed berry sour red cherry; more complex on day 2 with some rhubarb and an unusual hint of white pepper -higher acidity, med- weight with not quite enough density to totally buffer the acidity, sour cherry fruit dominant with some rocky minerality, med/med- tannins on decent length finish; bitter apple skin/cherry pit predominates on day 2 -a little imbalanced with the acidity but just enough sap …
2008 vintage
Taster #4069
· Dec 8, 2015
90/100
Very open at first with floral aromas and dark fruits, over time this wine closed down some, but nowhere like the previous bottle -- strawberry fruit and lighter and more finesse than I expect of Narbantons. Good tonight, but much more potential for 7-8 years down the road and after. Premier Cru may be in trouble now, but getting this wine from them for less than $22 (including sales tax) was a real steal. Cellared since release.
2008 vintage
Taster #0089
· Aug 26, 2015
90/100
Open for business, quite a bit of cherry fruit, balanced acid and tannin.
2008 vintage
Taster #0089
· Apr 29, 2014
I just did not listen to cfk49?? This is completely SHUT DOWN! to the back of the cellar with the rest of my bottles.
2008 vintage
Taster #4069
· Jan 20, 2014
In a shut-down phase. Tasted thin and acidic. Wait 4-5 years for next bottle.
2008 vintage
Taster #0089
· Nov 14, 2013
91/100
Red cherry, blackberry and mineral palate. great acid and a hint of tannin on the finish, really nice bottle that should improve.
2008 vintage
Taster #4069
· Oct 19, 2013
90/100
Cellared since release. Still quite tight and more structured than I would have expected for Narbantons. But the wine is balanced and shows deep red cherry and strawberry fruit with medium weight, depth, outstanding intensity. It will make a superb wine with time.
2008 vintage
Taster #8021
· Feb 25, 2013
91/100
This developed a very attractive floral nose of violets and roses after about an hour of aeration. Bright red cherry fruit flavors dominate, accented by orange peel and cranberry. Pleasantly tart acids give this an appealing energy and verve, while the fine-grained tannins on the back end suggest that this will continue to improve over the short term. Still, this is ready to go today. Very enjoyable and just sick value at $20 from one of PC's weekend special pricing …
2008 vintage
Taster #3223
· Jun 21, 2011
Burgundy Tuesday--21 juin 2011 : Immediate barnyard on the nose and then a big blast of cherry Icee. The sweetness is there but held in check by moderate tannins and acid. This is a beautiful wine for the medium term, already drinking well and showing lovely eastern spice.
2008 vintage