Savart L'Ouverture

In the glass

Aroma: red apple, red berries, white flowers, spice

Palate: fresh vinous fruit, fine chalk, saline cut, precise finish

Frederic Savart's Premier Cru Ecueil Blanc de Noirs: red apple and red berries over white flowers and spice, fresh and vinous with a fine chalk and saline cut.

What it pairs with

• Roast chicken Find roast chicken on TableJourney →
  Fresh vinous Pinot fruit meets roasted poultry.
• Charcuterie Find charcuterie on TableJourney →
  Red fruit and spice frame cured meats.
• Goat cheese
  Chalk and citrus balance fresh cheese.

History

L'Ouverture is Frederic Savart's signature Premier Cru Ecueil Blanc de Noirs, built on the prized pinot fin d'Ecueil, an old massale selection of Pinot Noir.

1. 2005 — Savart begins estate bottling at Ecueil

Facts

Producer

Champagne Frederic Savart

Grapes

Pinot Noir (100%)

Classification

AOC Champagne

Oak

Stainless steel and old oak; Premier Cru Ecueil pinot fin; low dosage

ABV

12.0%

Price

EUR 50 to 75 at retail

Drinking window

now to 8 from release

First vintage

2005

Scores

• Decanter 91

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