Producer | Savart |
Country | France |
Region | Champagne |
Varietal | Champagne Blend |
Sku | 1800122 |
Size | 750ml |
"" L'Ouverture"" is 100% Pinot Noir and Savart's entry level Champagne. 85% of the juice comes from the first pressing which they call the ""cuvee"" while the rest comes from the second pressing also known as the ""first cut"". Maturation occurs in stainless-steel vats on thin lees."
The NV Extra-Brut L?Ouverture (base 2021) 100% Pinot Noir is a wild exotic wine. Kirsch mint cinnamon dried flowers and rose petal add to the wine's idiosyncratic character. Small bunches and small berries in 2021 resulted in a wine with deep intense color. This release is a blend of 60% 2021 and 20% reserve wines from both 2020 and 2019. The reserve wines spent nearly two years in wood which adds quite a bit of texture. The Ouverture is a somewhat eccentric Champagne but it works. Dosage is 3.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2024.
The NV Extra-Brut L’Ouverture (base 2021), 100% Pinot Noir, is a wild, exotic wine. Kirsch, mint, cinnamon, dried flowers and rose petal add to the wine's idiosyncratic character. Small bunches and small berries in 2021 resulted in a wine with deep, intense color. This release is a blend of 60% 2021 and 20% reserve wines from both 2020 and 2019. The reserve wines spent nearly two years in wood, which adds quite a bit of texture. The Ouverture is a somewhat eccentric Champagne, but it works. Dosage is 3.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: January 2024. - Antonio Galloni
The l’Ouverture cuvée from Monsieur Savart is composed entirely from pinot noir grown in the village of Écueil with half of the vins clairs barrel-fermented and raised in cask and the other in tank. Only the reserve wines that go into the blend have gone through malo for this wine which is aged under cork rather than crown cap prior to disgorgement. This release was disgorged in September of 2020 and finished with a dosage of seven grams per liter. It offers up a lovely nose of white peach apple patissière chalky soil tones and a nice touch of orange zest in the upper register. On the palate the wine is crisp full-bodied and complex with a fine core good mineral drive frothy mousse and lovely focus and balance on the long and youthful finish. This is a lovely bottle that will be even better with a few years in the cellar. 2021-2040+.
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Disgorged in January 2025 with a dosage of 3.5 grams per liter the latest release of Savart's NV L'Ouverture is predominantly based on the 2022 vintage (60%) with the remainder from the 2021 and 2020 vintages. Crafted entirely from Pinot Noir grown in Écueil it includes 40% purchased fruit which Savart?s team harvests themselves. The wine is vinified in 350- 400- 500- and 600-liter barrels with 5% to 10% of the barrels being new. Wafting from the glass with aromas of pear red apple pastries and spices it's medium-bodied and fruit-forward with succulent yet vibrant acidity and an expansive finish. Among Savart?s range this particular wine may come across as somewhat straightforward. In the world of grower Champagne Frédéric Savart is one of the most visible and extroverted figures. His Champagnes crafted from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown in the villages of Écueil and Villers-aux-Noeuds have rapidly become some of the most talked-about largely owing to his limited-production single-vineyard cuvées. The first vintage that Frédéric a third-generation grower participated in was 1994 working alongside his father. However it was in 2003 that he decided to leave behind a fledgling career as a professional footballer to return to the domaine and assume control of the estate. Almost immediately he transformed the estate?s viticultural practices adopting organic methods by eliminating the use of herbicides and synthetic fertilizers. He also introduced barrel aging drawing inspiration from Burgundy wines and citing Domaine d'Auvenay as a key influence. The pivotal year for shaping the range we know today was 2012 when Savart began utilizing the press of his neighbor Nicolas Maillart. Today Savart cultivates 4.5 hectares of vines and supplements his production with significant quantities of purchased fruit. His farming practices adhere to organic principles with the exception of a treatment used to control mildew. ?I like new wood and the reductive qualities that come from aging on solids? Savart admits. His vins clairs undergo fermentation in barrels of varying sizes predominantly between 350 and 600 liters with a substantial percentage of new oak primarily sourced from Cavin Tremeaux and Atelier Centre France. He also experiments with aging some of his small cuvées in glass Wineglobes. Reserve wines are stored in tanks along with their fine lees. All wines spend 10 months sur lie and all vintage cuvées are aged under cork rather than cap. Sulfites are used sparingly only during pressing and dosage is kept to a minimum. Savart?s portfolio is constantly evolving but the heart of his production lies in his single-vineyard bottlings which typically reach their zenith with the Blanc de Blancs Le Mont des Chrétiens Le Mont Benoit and Blanc de Noirs Les Noues. He also produces village-level cuvées from Écueil such as Expression and Expression Rosé along with several wines made from purchased fruit including his interpretation of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (Haute Couture) and Les Mesneux (La Moufle). The latest addition to his range is Les Gillis another lieu-dit expression from Écueil but aged entirely in new wood. These Champagnes are incisive and intense crafted with immense ambition. Yet they are also dangerously drinkable with a tendency to evolve rapidly particularly Pinot Noir from high-maturity vintages. As a result they are best approached on the young side. Published: May 08 2025
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