Champagne Éphémère - Ephemere 017 Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs NV (750ml)
Price: $109.99
| Producer | Champagne Éphémère |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Sku | 69550 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Staff Description
All Grand Cru Pinot Noir from two villages: Ambonnay and Bouzy
Stellar bubbles with an almost Blanc de Blancs focus.
Champagne Éphémère Description
Fred Savart often has good ideas so when he came to us with his latest project, Éphémère, we paid attention. Back in 2014, he and four longtime friends with a common passion for wine and culture, noticed there were prime vineyards in Champagne that were not being adequately appreciated, so they conceived this project to promote these prime sites and create a small business out of it.
The team includes: Fred Savart, the instigator and inimitable advisor, a friendly broker capable of finding these well-positioned sites, Philippe and Manu, knowledgeable tasters with a distribution and marketing prowess in France and Champagne Drémont with holdings mainly in the Côte des Blancs (Avize, Oger & Mesnil). Their first cuvées were sold exclusively in France in 2019 but now, a few years later with Fred’s help, we are releasing the wines in the US for the first time. While enhanced exposure of these special sites was the initial objective, their project has evolved with loftier ambitions and they are starting their first vinification with the 2023 harvest. The process is well underway and this story has just begun.
Their first cuvées were sold exclusively in France in 2019 but now, a few years later with Fred’s help, we are releasing the wines in the US for the first time.
Éphémère 017 is 100% Pinot Noir from two Grand Cru villages, Bouzy and Ambonnay.
The base wine is from the 2018 harvest and some reserve wines.
Dosage is 2 g/l. Disgorged 08/2022.
Vinous: 89 Points
The 2017 Éphémère 017 is 100% Pinot Noir from Bouzy and Ambonnay based on 2017 with some reserve wines. Soft and caressing, the 2017 offers lovely depth to match its understated personality. The style is one that very much emphasizes freshness. I would like to see more Pinot character and more Bouzy/Ambonnay breath, the qualities those villages are known for.
Dosage 2 grams per liter. Disgorged: August, 2022.
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