2012 Savart Champagne Expression Nature

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  10/15/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 95 Points

  This one I really love. Vinous, red fruited, oxidative but really good lift to the fruits, fresh and bright. Think plums, spiced pear, caramel, lemon tart, bruised apples, the bubbles are fine and uplifting, and the body is dense and voluminous. The finish is quite mineral and chalky, also the balance here is excellent. Stuffing to age for a while still..

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  8/12/2023 - astroman Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Cult Grower Champagne (Shinzo Sushi): Disgorged May 2017, 0g/l. Slightly muted when first poured and slowly revealing the high tone red fruits aromas associated with Savart's champagne. Bruised red apple, strawberry, savoury no the palate with depth, lush, full of flavours, rich, notes of orange peel. Long finish. Drinking nicely now but could age a little longer to develop more complexity

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  6/14/2023 - Travislee0113 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This bottle was disgorged in November 2016, quite well-aged Savart—a hint of coconut aroma, honey, and thick buttery velvety juice. Patently pronounced old champagne nose and palate. Alas! When I enjoyed sipping the nectar, I choked for more than a few minutes, which terrified me.

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  3/26/2023 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Opened yesterday, finishing tonight. 100% Pinot Noir, no dose. Yesterday I sensed the wood on the wine, which as I look back at my other notes on this same disgorgement (January 2017), I made mention of it. 5-spice in one, graham cracker in another. This one aromatically shows the 5-spice character, along with a coconut. I don't mind it here but it does play a role in the overall picture. In terms of the palate, a concentrated lime, tangerine and tangy cherry are the key drivers. As to the acidity, and some other tasters have indicated things that suggest high or intense acidity, I don't find it to that level, but rather the right amount of acid to complement the fruit and power. I do really like acidity in my wine so it comes down to palate preference, and how that impacts tasting notes. And with a decade since harvest, this wine still seems young to me, both in the intensity it shows, the wood it retains and its power. If you have 2 or more, try one now and see what you think. It might help you calibrate the aging curve you want. I bet this goes a long time, maybe a good one for the aged Champagne crowd.

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  11/19/2022 - Derek Darth Taster Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Neighbourhood meet-up at Maison Dakota. Tasted blind. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
  Appearance is clear, pale intensity, gold colour. Thin legs. Fine bubbles.
  Nose medium intensity, with aromas of citrus tangerine orange, orange peel, oxidative notes, hay, chalky stony minerality. Developing.
  On the palate, bone-dry, lovely cutting high acidity, medium- alcohol (12.5%), medium body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of juicy citrus lemon-lime, orange juice, tangerine peel, oxidative elemetns, chalky stones minerality, golden peaches and pineapple with more air as it warms up. Long finish.
  Very good quality. Getting there, but still not achieved its full glory yet.

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