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Robert Ampeau & Fils Savigny les Beaune 2002

$8699

Domaine Robert Ampeau has one of the strangest business models in Burgundy: they will not sell you the wine until they think it is ready. Bottles go into the family's famously cold Meursault cellars and simply stay there, for decades, until someone decides the moment has come — then they get inspected, cleaned up, labeled and released. Which is why a red from the 2002 vintage is showing up now, with more than twenty years of quiet aging already behind it, all of it done properly, in one place, by the people who made the wine. The approach in the cellar is old-school Côte de Beaune: destemmed, fermented in concrete, raised in used barrels, essentially no new oak. If you have never had a properly mature red Burgundy and have not wanted to gamble on a stranger's storage, this is the least risky way in.

Shipping

Every step of the journey is managed to uphold the integrity of each bottle.

  • Nationwide Access: Flat-rate shipping available to most U.S. states with delivery in 3-5 business days.
  • Temperature-Monitored Shipping: We closely monitor weather conditions and make informed decisions to ensure shipments travel safely, with insulated packaging and refrigerated transport available when required.
  • Wine-Specific Protective Packaging: Specialized materials designed to maintain label integrity and prevent breakage during transit.
  • Provenance Assured: All wines are maintained in climate-controlled conditions at our shop until the moment of dispatch.

Returns & Exchanges

We stand behind every bottle we sell.

  • If the wine is less than 10 years old and it is corked, you may return it to us for a full refund or exchange within 60 days of purchase. You must show us proof of purchase. We understand that you may not live near a shop and that it is difficult to ship open bottles of wine to us, so if there's any problem feel free to Contact Us and we'll work it out.
  • For wines older than 10 years, the consumer bears the risk of a faulty cork, but we accept returns of older bottles if the wine is faulty as a result of improper storage. Please come by the store or Contact Us if there is a problem.
  • We may, at our discretion and to the extent permitted by law, accept returns of unopened wines within 30 days of purchase if they were properly stored by the purchaser, subject to a 15% re-stocking fee.

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More about Robert Ampeau & Fils

Restaurateurs throughout the world rely on Michel Ampeau for perfectly aged, ready to drink red and white Burgundies. He releases his wines after decades of aging in their very cold cellars in Meursault. When he thinks the wines are ready for release, the bottles are inspected, cleaned up and labelled. Many of these wines have twenty years of bottle age.

No other domaine has this business model. It is amazing that they do this. The wines are old fashioned, so is the farming and winemaking. Ground cover grows between the vines to limit their consumption of water. Ampeau was one of the first growers to do this. They are not afraid of innovation.

At harvest all of the grapes are destemmed and fermented in concrete cuves, then aged in used oak barriques for 10 months. Rarely is any new oak used. The wines are bottled the year after harvest, then lie dormant in the cellars for decades. After tasting, the wines are determined ready to drink and offered for sale. The chefs and sommeliers rejoice!

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2002

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast duck, coq au vin, a mushroom tart, or soft washed-rind cheeses.

Tasting Profile

Light-bodied, elegant and fully mature. Dried cherry and redcurrant with earthy, mushroomy depth. Soft tannins, savory finish, dry.

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