Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Rose Brut Nature Saignee de Sorbee ['22 Base] NV CRUSEBUB and a lovely introduction to

and a lovely introduction to one of the Côte de Beaune's most aromatic communes

no fining or filtration—under the consultancy of Michel Rolland

is among the richer bottlings so far

Eighteen days of stainless-steel maceration and aging across French

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Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Rose Brut Nature Saignee de Sorbee ['22 Base] NV CRUSEBUB and a lovely introduction toMost ros Champagne is made by blending a splash of red wine into white. This one is made the harder way: Gautherot ferments whole clusters of Pinot Noir from the Sorbe plot and bleeds off the pink juice, which gives the wine real depth of color and real grip. It is farmed biodynamically in Buxieres sur Arce, in the far south of Champagne, and bottled brut nature with no dosage at all. The result is closer to a sparkling red fruited wine than to