Frédéric Savart

Le Mont Benoit Vieilles Vignes Villers Aux Noeuds 1er Cru Extra Brut Champagne Blend

9.35 ratings

9.12 pro ratings

Villers-Aux-Nœuds, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France

Champagne Blend

Squash & Root Vegetables, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cake & Cream, Soft Cheese, Hard Cheese, Salads & Greens, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, Fish, Chicken, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Nuts & Seeds, Fruit & Berries, Beans & Peas, Exotic Spices, Turkey, Pungent Cheese, Shellfish, Oyster

Top Notes For

Lee Pitofsky

9.3

Last of the 4 bottles heat damaged from shipper. However, this bottle wasn’t as much cooked as it was just simply not showing as the winemaker intended due to the heat damage. The wine lacked a bit of persistence, depth and length, but was still plenty energetic and powerful, showing baked apple (probably should have been fresh apple), a touch of oxidative notes (no surprise), ruby red grapefruit, orange peel, red flowers and hints of ocean spray. Really very good even so, but could have been even better.

Jul 3rd, 2020