Champagne Éphémère
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.
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A project conceived by Fred Savart and four partners in collaboration with Champagne Dremont. Starting in 2014, the initial approach was aimed at offering selected cuvées, from prime sites (mostly Grand Cru villages) in Champagne to showcase each vintage. Today their objective has expanded with a desire to move up the value chain by offering their own cuvées resulting from the purchase of grapes. Selected cuvées have been released in the US starting in 2023. This story is just beginning.
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Sourcing from prime Champagne vineyard sites, with the majority wines coming from Grand Cru villages in Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims.
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For the moment, Fred and his partners are buying bottled wine from producers in well-positioned plots (Grand Crus.. etc) and helping with the exposure. They will start vinification in 2023. Very different style between the different cuvées.
Wines
Éphémère 016 Rosé
Multivintage Rosé; 85% from 2016 and 15% from 2015. 86% Chardonnay, sourced from mostly Petite Montagne de Reims + Riceys & Nogent l'Abbesse and 14% Pinot, from Sermiers and Verzenay. 5 years sur latte. Dosage 2 g/l. Disgorged in July 2022.
Éphémère 017
100% Pinot Noir from Grand Cru villages Bouzy and Ambonnay. Base wine: 2018 harvest + reserve wines Dosage 2 g/l. Disgorged 08/2022.
Éphémère 018
100 % Chardonnay from Grand Cru villages of Avize, Oger and Cramant. Old vines selection Millesime 2018 Dosage 2 g/l.