Simon Bize "Les Marconnets" Savigny-lès-Beaune Rouge, 1er Cru '22

Domaine Simon Bize & Fils, founded in 1880 in Savigny-lès-Beaune, has grown over generations into one of the village’s benchmark estates, with notable premier cru holdings such as Aux Vergelesses, Les Fournaux and Les Marconnets, along with rarer parcels in Latricières-Chambertin and Corton-Charlemagne. A major modern turning point came under Patrick Bize in the 1970s, when he modernized the cuverie, expanded the cellar and refined the domaine’s quietly meticulous, low-oak, terroir-driven style. Following Patrick’s passing in 2013, his wife Chisa Bize has carried the torch, deepening the estate’s commitment to thoughtful, often biodynamically influenced viticulture and maintaining its reputation for producing elegant, transparent, age-worthy wines that capture the soul of Savigny-lès-Beaune. 

Originating from a single parcel planted in 1973, covering approximately 0.60 ha on deep, sandy soils just south of the riverbank in the village of Savigny‑lès‑Beaune, this vineyard site receives slightly more sunlight than many of its peers — imparting a ripeness and flesh that sets it apart. The team at Bize describe the parcel as having the tension and energy of the Côte de Beaune’s foremost premiers crus, making it especially well-suited for aging.