Savart, Expression Brut Nature Vintage:2018 and the tannins are full

and the tannins are full and structured

as this is

black cherry and earth

(from 50+ year old vines that abut Griotte)

This doesn’t quite have the overall complexity of the best here but this may well come in time as the material is at least present for that to possibly happen

Savart, Expression Brut Nature Vintage:2018 and the tannins are fullThe 2018 Brut Nature Expression is a blend of five old vine Pinot Noir parcels in Ecueil, all bottled in magnum. Tightly wound and quite reticent, the 2018 is rather different from the other wines in this range, the warm vintage notwithstanding. I imagine the magnum format also helps. More importantly, readers will have to be patient with the 2018, as it is nowhere near ready to drink. Bright acids run through a core of intense Pinot fruit on this