Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Brut Nature Fidele ['22 Base] NV 081326OFFER Whole-bunch fermented in semi-carbonic maceration

Whole-bunch fermented in semi-carbonic maceration and aged on lees in barrel for six months

a California white that leans toward tension rather than butter

Chinola delivers the essence of Caribbean passion fruit without compromise

as is the custom of the island

As with all of Byron's wines

Vouette et Sorbee Champagne Brut Nature Fidele ['22 Base] NV 081326OFFER Whole-bunch fermented in semi-carbonic macerationFidele 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