NV Frédéric Savart "L' Accomplie" 1er Cru, Extra-Brut, Champagne, FranceABOUT THIS WINE "L'Accomplie" is 80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay from both Ecueil and Villers aux Noeuds. The base vintage makes up 70% of the total blend with the other 30% coming from reserve wine of the two previous vintages. The wine is aged in a combination of neutral oak and stainless steel. The dosage is 5g L. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Fred Savart is a force to be reckoned with. Tasting in his cellar is as much a tour of the various terroirs of the

Vinification is traditional with a cold prefermentation maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

with only 20% of the barrels new

but increasingly explored for dry table reds

the domaine had been run in a very conservative and traditional manner

who put together a team that shares Pierluigi's vision - to make the best wines possible with one vitally unique ingredient - the terroir of Chianti Classico's southernmost commune: Castelnuovo Berardenga

Aimé Guibert

The soils are worked by plow

Work in the cellar is very traditional

later resurrected by medieval monks

neutral foudres to preserve terroir transparency

accounting for only 5% of all plantings

and violet