With Lancelot Lancelot used to or still does sell grapes to Marguet which Marguet used in one of his crus, the relationship it appears has become frosty. Lancelot is not cheap, this is due to fanatical biodynamics, low yields. The other thing is will they age, we drunk one at Easter and it needed a lot of air to open up, worked well with guinea fowl.
If one does not like the chavost cooperative champagnes or the Elise dechannes style, one will not like Lancelot. I think one needs to be open to natural wine etc to like him, I do not like them alone but with the right food they are really good in my opinion. We did a tasting last year and there was one experienced participant who had just recently drunk champagnes from Cedric Bouchard, he felt Bouchard was better but the difference was not that great. For me in that tasting they were equals.
We have references from Leclapart, from Lancelot none. Thes champagnes are aimed at the italian, danish, japanese and spanish markets and michelin gastronomy where sommeliers and consumer want this sort of stuff. I have sold my allocation of Latour-Legrand so now I can be a bit more open, I struggled with last years releases, this years releases are a big step up in focus and quality, actually regret selling them but again you must like mineral driven champagne.
Pennet as we Berserkers are. Is this representative? Or before the jump in quality? You said Savart had kind of plateaud with his wines. I guess il have to be careful if i renew my stash considering the hike in prices. I would say it is a good price.
We tasted one earlier this year, as to be expected quite closed due to Cramant and Chouilly but I felt the potential, if that means anything. I am holding a few. But the crus Mont Benoit and Mont Chretien. He has not held these long enough on the lees in consideration of the sites potential and the oak regiment. I am not a fan of oak dominated champagnes and in the last few years I felt Savart had found the right balance.
