2004 Domaine Simon Bize et Fils Aux Vergelesses Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru, France Simon Bize Average vine age is 20

Average vine age is 20 years

and a distinct stony character

The wine was racked for the first time to blend + bottle

Fermentation and vinification takes place in stainless steel tanks

just below Caillerets

2004 Domaine Simon Bize et Fils Aux Vergelesses Savigny-les-Beaune Premier Cru, France Simon Bize Average vine age is 20Aux Vergelesses is right above Pernand's Ile de Vergelesses and it faces east by south. The base of the vineyard is sandy marl but as you go up the slope there is iron rich oolite. The plot was planted by thirds (1939, 1949, 1954) and is 2. 20 hectares of which 1 3 is planted to Chardonnay and 2 3 to Pinot Noir. It is worth noting that the most important wind for Burgundy is the North wind. The north wind is always passing over Aux Vergelesses. This