Mongeard-Mugneret Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Narbantons

Medium garnet in colour. Clear. Pronounced nose intensity with notes of ripe red fruits, mushroom, truffle, toast, spices and white pepper. Medium+ acidity and medium tannin. The wine is of outstanding quality. Secondary and tertiary notes provide complexity and intensity. The finish is long. Tasted blind and most thought it was a grand cru and younger vintage. It show how well the wine is been make and the strong vintage. Drinking perfectly now and can last at least 10 years …

Drinking nicely with the tannin and fruit all in balance. Good length and balance. Always very consistent. I am not sure any further cellaring with improve.

There is a hit of iron on the initial attack. Palate shows cherries, iron, sour red plum and damp earth. Texturally, this is full with creamy smooth sides, not from oak (this isn't particularly oaky) but from resolution. This peaks at about the four hour mark, with the fruit showing some sweetness that wasn't there earlier, and then sort of declines thereafter. Good, not great.

Digging into some Savigny-Les-Beaunes (Browntrout, Chicago IL) : Nose: The nose is wound a bit tight, but there are attractive tones of dark red fruits, spices, dark red cherries, purple floral tones, and some bits of earth. There is nice depth to this and some class as well. Taste: Medium bodied with noticeable medium+ acidity and some chewier tannins. The feel is a bit coarse and youthful right now, but there are still excellent tones of dark red fruits, spices, …

Brownish tinge to the rim. Muted nose on opening. Took 15mins in the glass to start opening up. Initially thought the wine was 'asleep'. Red fruits, some spice and lots of tannin structure. This wine is a lot about mouth grip and length at the moment. Enjoyable with food and well made with a plenty of time left in the bottle. Question the value for money.

Expressive nose of red and black raspberry, red flowers, and spice. Medium body of raspberry, cherry, earth and spice. Medium plus finish.

Purple with a hint of brown. Subtle nose, with red fruits, some smokiness. Juicy, and resolved on the palate, tannins balanced with red fruits. Probably food friendly. A bit pricey for what it is, we won't rush out and buy more.

A really good vintage for this wine. Young, lean and dense in the style of the vintage and not really ready to drink yet, it has wonderful and crisp cherry fruit. Finishes a little tart but with a fine, silky, elegant texture. In 2 or 3 years, this should be a beauty. 90+

Very tannic and grippy for a young burgundy. Really showing its pedigree nicely. Drinking fine right out of the bottle, but will be more graceful in a few years. Lovely fruit

young, but we loved it with plenty of air.....spice, dark cherry, and bramble.....tremendous food wine......

give this time or a day of air

18 2005 Red Burgundies (Mongeard-Mugneret, J-M Boillot, B. Clair, Matrot and more) (Vin Vino Wines, Palo Alto, California) : Deep cherry red color; violets and black cherry on the nose; tasty sous bois and tart cherry palate with depth, silkiness and sweet tannins; medium finish 89+ pts. (140 cases for the U.S.)($42 pre-arrival)