Champagne Éphémère - Ephemere 018 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs 2018 (750ml)
Price: $109.99
| Producer | Champagne Éphémère |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 70928 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Staff Description
All Grand Cru Chardonnay from three villages: Avize, Cramant and Oger. Exclusively all old vine parcels. Super low dosage (2gm/l)
In the glass it is a relevation. Really.
Serve in Zalto Universal wine glass.
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.
100 % Chardonnay from Grand Cru villages of Avize, Oger and Cramant.
Old vines selection
Dosage 2 g/l.
Vinous: 90 Points
The 2018 Éphémère 018 is 100% Chardonnay from Avize, Oger and Cramant. Brisk and airy, the 2018 shows plenty of Cotes des Blancs salinity. Crushed rocks, white pepper, mint, slate and sage are finely cut. Dosage is low, at 2 grams per liter, which also helps emphasize sleek lines. For my palate, the 2018 is a bit too stark, too austere, but it makes up for that to some extent with its persistence. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
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