2022 Chatto Savigny-Les-Beaune Les Lavieres

This is the result of a "sliding doors" moment from 2019. After losing his Tassie crop to smoke taint, Jim Chatto headed to Burgundy for harvest, linked up with Jane Eyre, and started this collaboration. Jim makes several parcels of Burgundy at Jane’s winery, applying his precise Tassie Pinot lens to some of the Côte d’Or’s best dirt.

'Les Lavières' is a respected Savigny Premier Cru sitting on flat limestone slabs (laves). These 80-year-old vines handled the warm 2022 season beautifully. Jim used 15% whole bunches and a modest touch of new oak, letting the site’s natural muscle do the work. It’s a concentrated wine, tightly wound with deep red and black fruits, but it retains the hallmark Chatto elegance.

The palate is bold and textural with plenty of flesh. The tannins are strong and nicely defined, framing a core of dark cherry and savoury spice. It finishes with a persistent mineral drive and that earthy, classical Burgundy character. With only 576 bottles produced globally, it’s a rare, authoritative take on a great site. Just 29 bottles available. There were 30, but we drank one, obviously.