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Thursday, February 9, 2017

2013 Javillier Savigny-Les-Beaune Premier Cru Les Serpentieres Bourgogne

We had one of our friends over for a mid-week dinner of duck with berry sauce and a side dish of roasted mushrooms with chickpeas, tomatoes and rosemary. The duck with berry sauce is one of our goto meals. It is easy to make and turns out delicious.
My husband reminded me that we had this 2013 Javillier Savigny-Les-Beaune Premier Cru Les Serpentieres Bourgogne with lamb, where it didn't quite stand up to the rich meatiness of the lamb.
On this night, we paired the wine with duck. This is a light to medium bodied Pinot noir that was a clear, sparkling purple in the glass with notes of red cherries and raspberries. The berry notes in the wine was a perfect echo of the berry sauce and it paired very well. It wasn't an overly fruity wine and has a mineral finish.
As I write this, we are watching not quite whiteout snowfall in southeastern Connecticut. Mother Nature seems to be sending her annual Valentine's Day blizzard a few days early.

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