Narbantons, with its northeasterly exposition, was probably one of the more favored vineyards in the village in 2018, and the Camus-Bruchon version is stellar. The great nose wafts from the glass in a classic blend of cherries, a touch of fruitcake, red plums, gorgeous spice tones, gamebird, bonfire, dark soil tones and cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and rock solid at the core, with ripe, buried tannins, excellent balance and grip and a very long, soil-driven and promising finish. Fine juice.

(91-93 points) The 2018 Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Nanbartons 1er Cru is very refined on the nose, offering slightly darker-shaded fruit than the Les Lavières, touches of wilted rose petals and just a very slight metallic tincture. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, lightly spiced on the entry, grippy and firm; again, a Savigny that will require some cellaring, but all the constituent parts are in place. Classic, almost old-school Savigny, in the positive sense of the expression. -- Neal Martin

A markedly ripe yet still reasonably fresh nose displays notes of spiced tea on the red and dark currant-scented nose. The succulent and lavishly rich medium-bodied flavors are shaped by slightly more phenolically mature tannins on the ever-so-mildly sweet finish. I suspect the sweetness will gradually fade away in time.