Vouette Et Sorbee - Brut Nature Champagne Fidele (R17) NV (1.5L)

 
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Producer Vouette Et Sorbee
Country France
Region Champagne
Varietal Pinot Noir
Sku 2802183
Size 1.5L

Wine Advocate: 94 Points

The NV Brut Nature Fidèle (R14) is a Blanc de Noirs from Pinot Noir on Kimmeridgian soils and is entirely based on the 2014 vintage. Disgorged in October 2017 the oak-fermented wine shows a golden-reddish apricot color and opens with a very delicate floral and herbal yet intense and vinous bouquet of red fruits with warm dry earth and spices and just a hint of oak. Bone dry (of course) fresh and elegant on the palate this is an impressively delicate and filigreed Champagne to be enjoyed as a still wine rather than a fizz. The finish is long clear dry and well-structured (even with fine tannins) and reveals discreet salinity. In fact Fidèle drinks like a Burgundy-inspired Coteaux Champenois with very fine but not effervescent bubbles persistent lemon juice and a touch of oaky flavors. Don't use a flute to enjoy this young gastronomic wine; instead use a wine glass or one of the rounder more voluminous Champagne glasses like the Lehmann Jamesse (which stresses the finesse rather than the vinous character). Don't serve the Fidèle too fresh either but if you must wait a bit and don't worry if the wine is suddenly 12 or even 14 degrees Celsius?it's still delicious and even more vinous then! (To be honest when tasted at 15 or 16 degrees Celsius I even got some Gewürztraminer notes (lychees) on the nose...!) Tasted in July 2018.

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