Maurice Ecard, Savigny les Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentieres, 1996 so021124 rose bubbles for valentines offer Now with a decade of

Now with a decade of age

The wine draws from select parcels throughout California

looking out over San Pablo Bay — a rare seam of calcareous clay over limestone that runs through the tail end of the Vaca Mountains

and the acidity keeps the wine fresh

and a must for serious Nebbiolo collectors

Maurice Ecard, Savigny les Beaune 1er Cru Les Serpentieres, 1996 so021124 rose bubbles for valentines offer Now with a decade ofThe most bracing red Burgundy vintage of its era, from the grower many considered the master of Savigny. Maurice Ecard's reputation rested on Les Serpentieres, a 12 hectare premier cru on the Pernand side of the Rhoin valley facing south at 260 to 270 meters on sandy, marl rich brown soils, a site that gives perfume and lift rather than weight. In 1996 a relentless north wind blew through the ripening season, concentrating the fruit while locking in