The Fine Value to be Found in Savigny-lès-Beaune

and the Domaine Camus-Bruchon

Late afternoon light on the Côte, snapped from the car

The Producer

Lucien Camus took over his family estate in 1971 and works a leash of 1er Cru vineyards – Gravains, Lavières and Narbantons – as well as three Village plantings, plus vines in the Beaune 1er Cru Clos du Roi and Les Arvelets in Pommard. Most are planted with very old vines. Lucien produces among the very best wines of Savigny-lès-Beaune.

Savigny’s one of those villages in Burgundy that is slightly off the beaten track, not quite on the maps of the visiting wine tourists. This is, perhaps, a shame for those who produce wine here, but the consumer (at least the consumer wanting to spend smart money) reaps the benefit, as communes like these are the source of superb value burgundies.

Lucien’s wines have an extraordinary colour when one visits the domaine to taste the wines from barrel. They are mauve, the cherry ruby being lit by a blue-ish cast.

I cannot understand why we find it hard to shift burgundy at this level. I get the impression that clients would rather spend twice this amount on Pinot Noir from Oregon or Central Otago and be satisfied with tasty, ripe Pinot Noir, rather than buy a pile of this stuff at extraordinarily reasonable prices, keep it for a few years and then enjoy it with the abandon of someone who has secured a rock-solid bargain and a wine full of Burgundian terroir to boot. Am I missing something? It’s just that I am starting to find it a bit frustrating...

Keywords for the Camus-Bruchon style: purity; elegance; complexity.

Vintage	Wine	Drink dates	Case size	Price IB	Notes	Order
2010	Savigny-lès-Beaune Aux Grands Liards, Camus-Bruchon, Burgundy, France	2015-2022	12x75cl	£180.00
2010	Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru Les Gravains, Camus-Bruchon, Burgundy, France	2016-2022	12x75cl	£192.00
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