2020 Douhairet-Porcheret Savigny-lès-Beaune 'Les Prevaux'

Domaine Monthélie-Douhairet-Porcheret, to give it its full name, was founded over three hundred years ago. In the last century, its rise was due to Armande Douhairet, who never married, and was known affectionately as ‘Miss’. She was one of the few women to run a Burgundy domaine at that time, and forged a reputation for distinctive, terroir-driven wines. Her adoptive son André Porcheret was joined by his grand-daughter Cataldina in 2004, and she now runs the 6.5 ha with the assistance of her partner Vincent. She has carried on the work of her great-grandmother and produces pure, elegant wines from Monthélie, Volnay, Pommard and Meursault that perfectly reflect their origins. Monthélie’s vineyards are a little higher up the slope, giving them an extra edge of freshness in warm vintages.