Champagne Vouette et Sorbée Fidèle Blanc de Noirs 1.5L MAGNUM NV Base 22. Disg. Jan. 25

Champagne Vouette et Sorbée Fidèle Blanc de Noirs, here in magnum, is 100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone and disgorged with zero dosage.

Fidèle is the house wine of Bertrand Gautherot's estate in the Côte des Bar, where Kimmeridgian marl links the vineyards geologically to Chablis rather than to the chalk of the Marne. The Fonnet vineyard, set in a small enclosed valley, forms the heart of the cuvée; Sorbée supplies much of the balance and Châtel, a rocky limestone site with Pinot Noir vines past 20 years of age, tops it off. Vines average around 30 years, and roughly 5% of the blend is reserve wine from a perpetual solera begun in 2001 and held in two large old foudres. After pressing in a traditional vertical Coquard press, the wine ferments without added yeast or chaptalisation in used Burgundy barrels from Domaine Arnaud Ente in Meursault, spends ten months there, then 15 to 20 months on lees in bottle. Dry, savoury and mineral in style.

Ready now and capable of five years or more in magnum. Serve at about 8°C with oysters, roast chicken or a soft-rind cheese.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.