Style: Blanc Champagne

Producer: Frederic Savart

Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir

Where: Ecueil, Champagne

Country: France

Critic tasting note: "Orange rind, biscuit and berry fruit on the nose. Hints of ginger and walnut, too. It’s bright, dry and lively on the palate with fine bubbles and a nutty finish. 100% pinot noir. 3g/L dosage. Disgorged September 2023. Drink now." - James Suckling

The Frederic Savart "L'Ouverture" Premier Cru Blanc de Noirs NV is a high-quality grower Champagne from Écueil, France, made 100% from Pinot Noir, offering complex notes of red fruit (cherry, raspberry), orchard fruits, spices, and chalky minerality, with bright acidity and a long finish, often featuring barrel aging for texture, making it a renowned entry-level wine with significant depth. Écueil, a Premier Cru village in the Val de Reims, known for its sandy soils over chalk.