Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Brut Nature Fidele ['22 Base] NV 081326OFFER farmed biodynamically and worked by

farmed biodynamically and worked by horse

easy-drinking bottle

and decidedly un-Californian in a good way: it's the kind of Pinot that asks for a second pour rather than announcing itself across the room

a California white that leans toward tension rather than butter

the heart of Greek red wine country in the Peloponnese

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Brut Nature Fidele ['22 Base] NV 081326OFFER farmed biodynamically and worked byFidele 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