Domaine Jean Marc & Hugues Pavelot

In the early days of my wine buying career, people often overlooked the wines from Savigny. I didn’t have a lot of money, so I had to be very careful and calculated. Now, I must have 8-10 vintages of Domaine Jean Marc & Hugues Pavelot in my own cellar, and we all know Burgundy prices have increased - so I’ve fared fine - but on the value quotient, as I experience the wines years later, I’ve done even better. I’ll be honest, I didn’t recognize how special they were, consequently, I undervalued, undersold and underbought them for myself! There will be a course correction.

I opened a 2005 recently, and thoroughly enjoyed it, although there is no hurry to drink this beauty up, it still has years ahead of it! Those of you that can keep your hands off them for a number of years, will be well rewarded! It's always been a bold, full bodied, rustic style, one that requires some patience.

As the climate changes, the wines have become higher toned with a more fruit forward style; there is more fruit and depth present on the mid palate. Still, it has fantastic structure and plenty of soil driven minerality. Over the years, there have been a number of great vintages, but 2022 will surely be in a category with only a few of the best this domaine has produced.  

I’ve been working with Domaine Jean Marc & Hugues Pavelot since the 90’s and when you look at the big picture, they continue to turn out exceptional wines that are well within reach for all Burgundy buyers.