Camille Saves Champagne Grand Cru Brut 2018

Camille Savès Champagne Grand Cru Brut 2018 is a finely crafted grower Champagne from some of the most coveted vineyards in the region. Sourced exclusively from Grand Cru sites and shaped by a single, characterful vintage, it offers both precision and depth in the glass. This is a serious yet inviting Champagne for those who appreciate terroir-driven, hand-crafted wines over mass-produced labels.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the 2018 Grand Cru Brut shows a luminous pale gold color with a fine, persistent bead of tiny bubbles that speaks to its careful maturation. On the nose, it opens with ripe citrus and orchard fruit—think lemon zest, white peach and crisp pear—layered with notes of brioche, toasted almonds, white flowers and a touch of chalky minerality. The palate is both generous and taut, offering a beautiful balance of ripe fruit and fresh acidity. Flavors of baked apple, lemon curd and stone fruit are intertwined with subtle pastry cream, hazelnut and a saline, chalk-driven finish. The mousse is creamy yet energetic, carrying the wine across the palate with finesse. While already highly enjoyable now, the structure and intensity suggest excellent aging potential over the next 5–10 years, during which it will gain even more complexity and nuance.

Production
Camille Savès is based in Bouzy, one of Champagne’s most renowned Grand Cru villages, known for its sun‑drenched slopes and chalk-rich soils that yield powerful yet refined wines. The fruit for this 2018 Brut comes from estate-owned Grand Cru parcels, harvested by hand to ensure only perfectly ripe, healthy grapes make it into the press. Fermentation typically takes place in temperature-controlled vessels to preserve purity of fruit, followed by extended aging on the lees in bottle to build texture, complexity and the fine mousse. The result is a vintage Champagne that faithfully reflects both its exceptional terroir and the character of the 2018 growing season.

Food & Serving
This Grand Cru Brut 2018 is a versatile partner at the table, pairing beautifully with refined seafood dishes such as oysters, grilled scallops, lobster, sushi or sashimi. It also complements poultry in cream sauces, roasted chicken with herbs, delicate veal dishes and aged hard cheeses like Comté or Parmesan. Serve well-chilled, ideally at 8–10°C (46–50°F), to highlight its freshness and detail. A brief 15–20 minutes in the glass or a short, gentle decant in a wide-bottomed carafe can help the wine open up aromatically, especially if served in larger white wine glasses rather than narrow flutes.

Producer
Founded in 1894, Champagne Camille Savès is a family-run grower estate with deep roots in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy. Over multiple generations, the Savès family has built a reputation for meticulous vineyard work and an unwavering commitment to expressing the nuances of their exceptional terroirs. As récoltant-manipulants (grower-producers), they farm and vinify only their own fruit, giving them complete control from vine to bottle. Their Champagnes are prized by enthusiasts for their combination of intensity, precision and mineral-driven elegance, and they are widely regarded as a benchmark producer in the Montagne de Reims for characterful, terroir-focused Grand Cru wines.

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