Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Brut Nature Fidele ['22 Base] NV 061126OFFER punched down twice daily for

punched down twice daily for two weeks

a chalky mineral edge

when the norm for non-vintage Champagne is under five

fourth-generation winemaker and co-owner of one of Barolo's most revered traditionalist estates

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Brut Nature Fidele ['22 Base] NV 061126OFFER punched down twice daily forFidele means faithful, and Bertrand Gautherot chose the name to describe the job: report the ground honestly, add nothing. This is his Pinot Noir, grown biodynamically in Buxieres sur Arce at the southern tip of Champagne, on the Kimmeridgian limestone that also underlies Chablis. It ferments with native yeasts in barrel and goes into bottle brut nature, meaning no sugar was added at the end to soften the edges. That takes nerve; it also means the