Francois Gay is one of the best in the business at finding Pinot Noir's effusive, fresh and delicate side without sacrificing any power or intensity. The Serpentieres vineyard is among the finest of Savigny les Beaune, but where other producers take the famous name as an invitation to ramp up the new oak on their wine and make darker, bruising Pinot Noirs that take decades to unfurl, Francois Gay only makes his wine more elegant, fine grained, and filigree delicate with supple raspberry notes and dusty earth scents.