90-92 pts Jasper Morris
La Dominode incorporates some of Chanson’s oldest vines, half from 1951. Quite a solid purple, more depth than any of the Mercurey wines. A bit of seedless raspberry and strawberry on the nose, with a fine weight of fruit behind. Quite significantly more here, with a good grip from well-integrated tannins, and plenty of fruit weight. Drink from 2029-2035. Tasted Oct 2024.

Vineyard
In the commune of Savigny-les-Beaune, in a privileged site halfway up the hill, at the entrance to the Savigny valley, at the bottom of the Jarons hillside, this vineyard, facing east, takes its name from the Latin "Dominus", because it belonged to the "Lord" of Savigny.

Note From Tom: I tasted a few of their wines at a La Paulee event and they caught my attention standing out in a crowded field as well made classically styled wines.  Based in the village of Beaune, this is a negociant domaine which means they purchase fruit from other growers to make their wines. Now, they also have PLENTY of their own vineyards they make wine from as well, particularly the not often seen monopole 1er vineyard Feves (a stand out in my tasting).  

PRE-ARRIVAL: All Wines Arrive August/September 2025!

Fast forward a couple weeks, a representative from Domaine Chanson conducted a tasting of their wines in our back yard in Raleigh.  These are some of the first 2023s I have tasted, and I liked most of what I tried.  The overall assessment was this was a very good vintage, a warm year like 2022 that produced balanced wines that retained freshness with very good acidities, with minerality and terroir authentic to site and appellation! 

The town of Beaune has 3 grand hills of vineyards, each one topped with one of these 3 vineyards: Greves 1er, Clos des Mouches 1er, and Clos des Feves 1er - we have 4 wines from these vineyards