Af Gros Savigny-Lès-Beaune Les Pimentiers 2023 (750ml) *

From Savigny-lès-Beaune, a village in Burgundy's Côte de Beaune that tends to give Pinot Noir on the lighter, more approachable side, this is the Les Pimentiers bottling from Af Gros, a red from the 2023 vintage. It is a still Pinot Noir grown in one of the Côte's more affordable corners, the kind of red Burgundy that shows the grape's transparency without demanding decades of patience.

Pinot Noir from this part of Burgundy typically leans toward red fruit and a fine, savory edge rather than heavy weight, and it is generally a wine to enjoy in its relative youth.