2010 Savigny-lès-Beaune Montchenevoy

"Two thousand ten may be better than 2011, but 2011 is more my style," Patrick Javillier announced at the beginning of our tasting.His opinion may have been formed by his choice of picking dates."Two thousand ten isn't quite my style for Meursault," he explained."They have a great balance of acid and pH but the alcohols were 13.7% or 13.8%."He thinks he picked two or three days later than ideal and noted that there was some thunder on those days, which can have a deleterious effect on the grape skins."I did very little batonnage with the 2010s and now I am very content, as the wines are very fresh."Javillier picked very early in 2011, beginning on August 23, stopping for a day, and then starting up again on the 25th."There was some surmaturite but at low alcohol levels, around 12%," he said."The early fruit was very clean but the stuff that came in at the end had less pure aromas."Javillier describes 2011 as a classic style despite the early harvest."The 2011s taste like they were picked a month later than they actually were." (A Peter Vezan selection, www.vezanwine.wordpress.com; imported by The Wine Company, www.thewinecompany.net; also imported by Martin-Scott Wines, Ltd., www.martinscottwines.com)