mercredi 22 janvier 2020

Champagne Camille Savès - Cuvée Anaïs Jolicoeur 2012


Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 30 euros per bottle)

Original and elegant presentation.

Aspect:

Golden, crystal-clear.

Fine bubbles.

Fine bead of foam.

Nose:

Sensual and endless aromatic harmony.

Notes of citrus fruits, apple and pear, barely mentholated, signatures of the minority of Chardonnay (10%), gently interlace the aromas of red fruits and spices, characteristic sign of the Pinot Noir (90%).

Later, the nose becomes caressing, with its scents of caramel and roasted coffee, expressions of the joyful maturity of the cuvée obtained by 3 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement.

Palate:

Pure and dense opening thanks to the rigorous selection of the first juices (cuvée) during the pressing of the grapes, highlighted by the brilliant minerality of the old vines of the Grand Cru of Bouzy.

Remarkable presence, supported by the accurate dosage with 8 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement and supported by subtle woody notes, result of the vinification and ageing of the base wines in oak barrels aged of 2 to 10 ans, produced in Burgundy.

Tasty finish, with a bright vitality, reinforced by the stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines.

Great length on the palate.

With this Cuvée Anaïs Jolicoeur 2012, Hervé Savès, its producer, offers us an exciting Champagne, splendid interpretation of the year 2012 and vibrant homage to the wife of the founder of the House. 

To taste from aperitif to meal, with a pan-fried fillet of sea bass, for example.

Founded by Eugène Louis, the Champagne House Camille Savès has been perpetuating the champenois traditions, from generation to generation, since 1894. Driven by the passion of terroirs, Hervé Savès now assisted by his son Arthur, cultivates with care the 10 hectares of old vines of the wine estate mainly classified as Grands Crus, to produce with accuracy, between vinifications in barrels and stop of the malolactic fermentations, around 85,000 bottles per year of highly expressive Champagnes, of which 80% are exported.

Champagne Camille Savès
4 rue de Condé
B P 22
51 150 Bouzy
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 00 33