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• • 86

  1995 Veuve Clicquot Rich Reserve Champagne

  Champagne,

  $95. 00

  Bottle

  $1140.00 Dozen

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  Bright straw colour. Fine bead, but dissipates relatively quickly. The nose displays considerable developed character with aroma of ripe pear, marzipan, quince, biscuit and nut, with a touch of sweetness emerging. Citrus back palate flavours. Aftertaste of lees and ripe pears.

  RATING: 86/00

  VALUE: XXX/5

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• 1999 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $99. 99

  Bottle

  $1199.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from Moet Hennessy.

  Vintage Conditions: A mild winter led to a relatively early bud-break, and a hot month of May produced premature flowering as well as a vigorous setting process. May also witnessed a few hailstorms, which fortunately only caused local damage.

  Summer was divided into two parts. The first had mixed weather, with alternating rain and hail interspersed with drier spells, and temperatures that were relatively low for the season. The second, however, took on a southern accent, with a drought that came near to resembling a heat wave. The rain which preceded the harvests acted as a saving grace in certain parts of the vineyard, by encouraging the grapes to ripen and producing a large harvest without altering its quality. The harvests began on 15 September under excellent climatic conditions. The degree of alcohol corresponded to the average in Champagne for the last ten years, while the level of acidity was relatively moderate.

  The basic blend is composed of 21 Grand and Premier Crus (55% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay, and 12% Pinot Meunier) situated in the Montagne de Reims and the Côte des Blancs areas. These proportions respect the Veuve Clicquot style. A relatively low dosage of 9 g/l enables the wine to conserve its attractive vivacity.

  This wine has a brilliant, attractive golden-yellow colour. It emanates fruity aromas (peaches, pears, apricots) and very biscuity notes (brioche, honey, almonds, hazelnuts). After a few minutes, the bouquet develops, leading to hints of sweet spices and with the fruity notes taking on a more candied flavour. In the mouth, the wine is flavoursome and full. The Pinot Noir grapes, the majority variety in this wine, provide strength and structure, while the finish, where the Chardonnay plays its role perfectly, remains fresh and clean. The Veuve Clicquot style is superbly expressed in this vintage: the winey sensations are ever present but not excessively.

  A wine to share among friends, it is difficult to resist a glass accompanied by a few Italian grissini biscuits. However, it truly comes into bloom when served with food. Saltwater (John Dory, bass) or freshwater fish (pikeperch, perch) will enchant traditional connoisseurs. For a more unusual duo, the more adventurous will try a dish of crayfish à l'armoricaine or good quality poultry cooked in sauce. In good conditions, the Vintage 1999 can be kept for 10 to 15 years, during which time it will develop complexity and aromatic richness.
  Alc/vol: 12%

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• • 96

  2004 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Brut Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $225. 00

  Bottle

  $2700.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2017-2018)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Veuve Clicquot’s flagship Champagne pours with a white frothy mousse showing good hold. Pale straw base wine colour with exceptionally fine bead showing outstanding persistence.

  Refined and complex, nosing reveals scents of brioche, subtle citrus and yeast lees followed by some toasty bread and cashew. Elegant and lively the palate displays mouthfilling flavours of yeast lees, citrus and baked bread with a subtle toasty overlay and some delicate roasted almond characters on the back palate. Clean crisp finish with long citrus, yeast lees, baked bread and subtle roasted almond aftertaste.
  Cellar 5-6 years (2017-2018)
  Alc 12.5%
  
  Other Reviews....
  The is an awesome wine of great complexity, composed of 61% pinot noir and 39% chardonnay virtually entirely Grand Crus. Disgorged late 2011, it has grown another leg over the past 18 months, its array of mouthfilling peach, apple and grapefruit flavours given texture by contrasting notes of cream, brioche and mineral advancing through the long travel in the mouth'
  97 points
  James Halliday

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• 1989 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Reserve Gold Label Champagne

  Champagne,

  $69. 95

  Bottle

  $839.4 Dozen

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  This vintage is made up from some twenty villages from the best 'crus' of the 'Cote des Blancs' and the 'Montagne de Reims'. The dominance and power come from the Pinot Noir which represents two thirds of the blend; the finesse and elegance are achieved from a complement of one third Chardonnay.

  Tasting Notes: Very delicate and long lasting sparkle. The nose is subtle, very complex, and dominated by dried flower and fruit aromas. A wine of exceptional elegance and harmony. The palate is very structured and firm, characterised by great depth and refinement.

  Notes from the House of Veuve Clicquot.

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• • 96

  2006 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $245. 00

  Bottle

  $2940.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2021-2022)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Delicately creamy mousse with a very profuse and fine stream of bubbles. Pale straw coloured base with pale gold edges. Elegant and refined yet intensely aromatic the nose reveals scents of citrus intermixed with yeast lees and brioche followed by some cashew, toast and oily bread end notes. The palate is quite elegant with refined flavours of yeast lees, citrus and baked bread gracefully flowing across the palate. Delicate roasted nut, toast and pear flavours appear on the finish. Has finesse with an elegantly creamy texture and crisp dry finish. Long aftertaste of oily baked bread, yeast lees, toast, citrus and roasted nut characters.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc 12.5%

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• • 89

  1995 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Reserve Brut Champagne

  Champagne,

  $99. 00

  Bottle

  $1188.00 Dozen

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  A generous, mouthfilling Champagne. Bright pale straw colour, with excellent mouse. Fine, profuse bead with excellent persistence. Delightful nose of yeast autolysis, biscuit and cashews. The palate shows finesse together with concentration. Toasted bread, yeast lees and creamy texture are followed by a hint of citrus on the backpalate. Clean crisp acid finish. Cellar 4-5 years.

  RATING: 92/100

  VALUE: XXXX/5

  Retasted: August 2001
  One of the most recognisable Champagnes of the world. Made from a blend of 65% Pinot Noir, 27% Chardonnay and 8% Pinot Meunier. Brilliant straw colour. Very fine bead, with very good persistence. The nose displays classic yeasty notes over cashews, biscuit and toast. The palate is creamy, with hints of citrus, biscuit and lees. Perfect balance, followed by long biscuit lees aftertaste. Cellar 3-4 years.

  RATING: 89/100

  VALUE: XXXX/5

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• • 92

  2008 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Rose Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $140. 00

  Bottle

  $1680.00 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2021-2022)

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Good frothy mousse with a salmon pink colour and very fine persistent bead. Aromas of winter strawberries and raspberries are interlaced with some yeast lees and bready characters followed by some peach end notes. Very elegant the palate is delicately flavoured with winter strawberry and red cherry flavours interspersed by vibrant acidity with ensuing yeast lees and faint toast characters. Clean, crisp very dry finish. Aftertaste of winter strawberries, red cherries, yeast lees and subtlety toasted bread.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc 12%

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• • 93

  Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne Jeroboam (3000ml)

  Champagne,

  $999. 00

  Bottle

  $11988.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Pours with a frothy white mousse which once dissipated reveals a pale straw base wine colour with a very fine and persistent bead. The nose exhibits aromatics of baked bread, creamy cashew and yeast lees with light toast and citrus end notes. The palate is quite toasty and has a faint creaminess to it with a refreshing dry finish. Citrus, toast and yeast lees overlay some subtle roasted almond characters. Aftertaste of citrus, toast, yeast lees and roasted almonds.
  Alc 12%

  Retasted May 2011: Good, white, creamy mousse that quickly dissipates with pale straw gold base wine colour. Very fine and persistent bead. Lifted aromas of baked bread and yeast lees are followed by some cashew and light toast notes. The palate is quite refined but also possesses good richness with flavours of baked bread, yeast lees and light roasted almonds, with some toast end notes. Clean, crisp, dry finish with an almost creamy like texture. Aftertaste of toasty baked bread, almonds and yeast lees.
  93 points

  First tasted November 2000: An excellent example of non vintage Champagne. Brilliant, pale straw colour. Fine, persistent bead. The nose is impressive, with a pronounced yeast autolysis aroma over a biscuit background. Creamy texture, with a remarkable degree of finesse and concentration of flavour. Perfect balance, with long biscuit yeast lees aftertaste.
  94 Points
  
  Notes from the House of Veuve Clicquot:
  Fine and persisting sparkle; complex and intense nose (apple, citrus fruit and caramel); dry full flavour balanced with elegance, crispness and a lingering spicy aftertaste. Veuve Clicquot's famous "Yellow Label" is a classic champagne representative of the Veuve Clicquot style. It is excellent with food and as an aperitif.

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• • 96
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  • Reduced

  2008 Veuve Clicquot Vintage Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  Reduced from $110.00

  $99. 99

  Bottle

  $1199.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2021-2022)

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  A blend of 61% Pinot Noir, 5% Pinot Meunier and 34% Chardonnay sourced from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. In a first for this label 5% of the wines were aged in wooden casks from forests in Central France, from Allier and Vosges. This was to increase the complexity and aromatic richness of the Champagne.

  Pours superbly with a lacy white mouse that holds well eventually revealing a pale straw base wine colour with tinges of pale gold around the edges. Very fine bead showing excellent persistence. The bouquet is one of great finesse featuring yeast lees and citrus aromas interlaced with baked bread and a light toastiness followed by notes of brioche and cashew. Light and airy the palate is graced with citrus, toast, yeast lees, subtle pear infusions, bready characters and subtle cashew. There’s an elegant creaminess to the texture and the finish is fresh with stimulating acidity. Excellent length with a long yeast lees, citrus, subtle baked bread and cashew aftertaste. A classy, finely structured Champagne.
  Cellar 5-6 years.
  Alc 12%

  Other Reviews…
  Shimmering green-gold. Easily up several notches from the bottle. Perfect balance of freshness, ripe acidity and complex vinosity to come. Near perfect wine, patina of seasoned spice of subtle oak.
  Drink: 2020-2025
  96 points
  Decanter.com
  
  This is the clear bargain of all the champagnes tasted this year, reflecting the great vintage and the revolution of the vinification by chief winemaker Dominique Demarville. Brioche, nutty oak, and peach blossom all whisper in the spring breeze of the bouquet before the stone and citrus fruits of the vibrant palate rise to a crescendo on the finish. 
  96 points
  James Halliday's Top 100 wines for 2016 

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• • 92

  Vignerons de Mancey Cremant de Bourgogne Brut Reserve

  Burgundy, FRANCE

  $39. 99

  Bottle

  $479.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: Drink now - 3 Years (2017-2020)

  ABV: 12.2%

  Closure: Cork

  Pours with a very frothy white mousse that has good staying power. Pale straw base wine colour with tinges of pale gold around the edges. Exceptionally fine and profuse bead. Lifted pear, apple and a hint of strawberry meet up with yeast lees aromas and lemon sherbet end notes. Initial fruity pear and apple flavours dry out on the finish with yeast lees characters, subtle toast and citrus taking over. Crisp dry finish with an aftertaste of pear, bready yeast lees characters and citrus.
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc 12.2%

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• • 72

  Vintara Sparkling Red

  Rutherglen, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $26. 99

  Bottle

  $323.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  The blend is composed of Dolcetto, Cinsault and Ruby Cabernet. A dry cleaners delight! The crown seal once released creates a vinous eruption that could possibly register 6.5 on the Richter scale. A third of the bottle was lost on the desk, clothes and subsequently, the carpet. Hardly a desirable start! Once settled down, the wine shows good bead with good persistence. Black, brick red base wine. The nose is quite dull, with hints of new leather, nuances of vegemite and raisins. The palate displays flavours of plum, raisin and vegemite – an unpleasant combination.
  Drink (2008)
  Alc/Vol: 12%
  Crown Seal

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• Vouette et Sorbee Textures (R18) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $240. 00

  Bottle

  $2880.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Textures is one of Gautherot’s newest cuvée; a rare, 100% Pinot Blanc Champagne crafted from vines in the Fonnet vineyard (planted between 1995 and 2000). Gautherot describes it as his “easiest” wine, i.e. the one that is the easiest to drink young. There is certainly more pulpy texture (hence the name), more fruit, and easier-going refreshment than in his Blanc d’Argile. There is also ample intensity and a great deal of poise and interest on offer, and a complexity that comes from the aging. This is a unique, one-of-a-kind expression of the Côte des Bar. You can expect candied citrus, floral and ripe lemon aromas and flavours, a generous, not-quite-creamy palate and a twist of gentle, refreshing bitterness on the close.

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• 2011 Vouette et Sorbee Extrait Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $330. 00

  Bottle

  $3960.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Extrait takes its name from the French for extract, which is exactly what it is—a barrel’s worth of wine extracted from a single vintage. In fact, this is a blend drawn from the Domaine’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay barrels with the composition following the percentage of each variety harvested that year. So, while it generally comes in around 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, the final blend depends on the harvest. Furthermore, the terroirs that supply this cuvée are not set in stone; Gautherot simply selects his favourite parcels by taste, although the Chardonnay almost always comes from Biaunes and the Pinot Noir often comes from the Portlandian Sorbée vineyard. The wine spends between eight and nine years on lees before being disgorged by hand.

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• 2011 Vouette et Sorbee Sobre Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $290. 00

  Bottle

  $3480.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Another rarity, Sobre debuted in 2005 and is Bertrand’s experiment in making a pure, late-disgorged Chardonnay. In great years for this Estate, of which 2011 was one, Gautherot pieces together a single barrel of his finest Chardonnay for extended lees aging. Following 100-plus months sur lattes, this was disgorged by hand in April 2020. Naturally, because of the alternate methodology and the length of aging on lees you can expect something far more complex, fascinating and delicious!

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• Vouette et Sorbee Blanc d'Argile (R18) Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $450. 00

  Bottle

  $5400.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Blanc d’Argile has been described as Grand Cru Chablis with bubbles—a comparison that, on this evidence, flatters many a Chablis producer. Within the cold, west-facing, Kimmeridgian limestone-rich lieu-dit of Biaunes, there is a small plot of Chardonnay that Gautherot planted wild (without preparing the soils) amongst the native vegetation. The Côte des Bar is overwhelmingly planted to Pinot Noir, but nevertheless he did this in 2000, with massale cuttings from Anselme Selosse’s vines (in Avize) and Vincent Dauvissat’s Valmur Grand Cru vineyard. This plot has become the base of what Antonio Galloni calls “one of the most beautiful and distinctive wines in Champagne.” Fermentation for this wine was wild and took place in 4-10 year old, 500 and 600 litre barrels, with a small a portion of fruit fermented and raised in Georgian amphora. As with the Fidele, this wine spent roughly 15-18 months in bottle on lees, before being disgorged by hand with zero dosage.

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• Vouette et Sorbee Fidele (R18) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $165. 00

  Bottle

  $1980.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Fidele is 100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone soils. The Fonnet vineyard, located in a small, enclosed valley, provides the heart of this cuvée. Sorbée provides much of the balance, topped off by Châtel, a very rocky and limestone-rich vineyard with 20-plus-year-old Pinot Noir. Overall, the vine age for this wine averages 30 years. Following pressing in a traditional, vertical Coquard press, Fidele was vinified entirely without added yeast or chaptalisation, in used Burgundian barrels for 10 months (these barriques were purchased from Domaine Arnaud Ente in Meursault). The wine then spent 15-20 months on lees in bottle after secondary fermentation, and was disgorged with zero dosage.

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• Vouette et Sorbee Blanc d'Argile (R15) Champagne Magnum (1500ml)

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $399. 00

  Bottle

  $4788.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Blanc d’Argile has been described as Grand Cru Chablis with bubbles—a comparison that, on this evidence, flatters many a Chablis producer. Within the cold, west-facing, Kimmeridgian limestone-rich lieu-dit of Biaunes, there is a small plot of Chardonnay that Gautherot planted wild (without preparing the soils) amongst the native vegetation. The Côte des Bar is overwhelmingly planted to Pinot Noir, but nevertheless he did this in 2000, with massale cuttings from Anselme Selosse’s vines (in Avize) and Vincent Dauvissat’s Valmur Grand Cru vineyard. This plot has become the base of what Antonio Galloni calls “one of the most beautiful and distinctive wines in Champagne.” Fermentation for this wine was wild and took place in four- to 10-year-old, 500- and 600-litre barrels, with a small a portion of fruit fermented and raised in Georgian amphora. As with the Fidele, this wine spent roughly 15-18 months in bottle on lees, before being disgorged by hand with zero dosage.

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• 2010 Vouette et Sorbee Extrait Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $310. 00

  Bottle

  $3720.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Extrait takes its name from the French for extract, which is exactly what it is—a barrel’s worth of wine extracted from a single vintage. In fact, this is a blend drawn from the Domaine’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay barrels with the composition following the percentage of each variety harvested that year. So, while it generally comes in around 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, the final blend depends on the harvest. Furthermore, the terroirs that supply this cuvée are not set in stone; Gautherot simply selects his favourite parcels by taste, although the Chardonnay almost always comes from Biaunes and the Pinot Noir often comes from the Portlandian Sorbée vineyard. The wine spends between eight and nine years on lees before being disgorged by hand.

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• Vouette et Sorbee Saignee de Sorbee (R15) Rose Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $270. 00

  Bottle

  $3240.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Saignee de Sorbee is a thrilling, idiosyncratic, sappy, stemmy, peppery rosé that can be thought of as a delicious light red as much as a rosé Champagne. The Sorbee plot is a little plateau above the slope where Vouette sits and is almost pure Portlandian limestone—something very rare in Champagne. The site is almost flat, with a slight exposure towards the southwest. Gautherot harvests here in multiple passes, with only the smallest bunches and ripest fruit making it into his Saignee.

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• Vouette et Sorbee Fidele (R15) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $160. 00

  Bottle

  $1920.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Fidele is 100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone soils. The Fonnet vineyard, located in a small, enclosed valley, provides the heart of this cuvée. Sorbée provides much of the balance, topped off by Châtel, a very rocky and limestone-rich vineyard with 20-plus-year-old Pinot Noir. Overall, the vine age for this wine averages 30 years. Following pressing in a traditional, vertical Coquard press, Fidele was vinified entirely without added yeast or chaptalisation, in used Burgundian barrels for 10 months (these barriques were purchased from Domaine Arnaud Ente in Meursault). The wine then spent 15-20 months on lees in bottle after secondary fermentation, and was disgorged with zero dosage.

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  Vouette et Sorbee Textures (R15) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $210. 00

  Bottle

  $2520.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Textures is one of Gautherot’s newest cuvée; a rare, 100% Pinot Blanc Champagne crafted from vines in the Fonnet vineyard (planted between 1995 and 2000). Gautherot describes it as his “easiest” wine, i.e. the one that is the easiest to drink young. There is certainly more pulpy texture (hence the name), more fruit, and easier-going refreshment than in his Blanc d’Argile. There is also ample intensity and a great deal of poise and interest on offer, and a complexity that comes from the aging. This is a unique, one-of-a-kind expression of the Côte des Bar. You can expect candied citrus, floral and ripe lemon aromas and flavours, a generous, not-quite-creamy palate and a twist of gentle, refreshing bitterness on the close.

  Other Reviews....
  Bertrand Gautherot's biodynamic NV Brut Nature Textures (R14) is a 100% Pinot Blanc from the 2015 harvest that was fermented on the skins in ceramic vessels. Disgorged in November 2016, the wine shows an intense straw-yellow-golden color and a beautifully deep and complex yet fine nose with ripe, concentrated white and yellow-fleshed fruit aromas. Pure, round, fine and very elegant on the palate, this is a juicy, perfectly balanced and beautifully vinous cuvée with a very fine mousse and subtle intensity. It is firm and stimulatingly salty on the complex finish, with ripe apple and lemon/lime flavors in the aftertaste. This is a gorgeous wine whose velvety texture makes it a great wine for itself. There is no aggression or tightness, just a delicate flow of white, fresh fruits with a dash of lime juice and some lip-smacking salinity.
  93 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Sept 2018)

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• Vouette et Sorbee Fidele (R16) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $160. 00

  Bottle

  $1920.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Fidele is 100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone soils. The Fonnet vineyard, located in a small, enclosed valley, provides the heart of this cuvée. Sorbée provides much of the balance, topped off by Châtel, a very rocky and limestone-rich vineyard with 20-plus-year-old Pinot Noir. Overall, the vine age for this wine averages 30 years. Following pressing in a traditional, vertical Coquard press, Fidele was vinified entirely without added yeast or chaptalisation, in used Burgundian barrels for 10 months (these barriques were purchased from Domaine Arnaud Ente in Meursault). The wine then spent 15-20 months on lees in bottle after secondary fermentation, and was disgorged with zero dosage.

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  Vouette et Sorbee Blanc d'Argile (R14) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $199. 00

  Bottle

  $2388.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Blanc d’Argile has been described as Grand Cru Chablis with bubbles—a comparison that, on this evidence, flatters many a Chablis producer. Within the cold, west-facing, Kimmeridgian limestone-rich lieu-dit of Biaunes, there is a small plot of Chardonnay that Gautherot planted wild (without preparing the soils) amongst the native vegetation. The Côte des Bar is overwhelmingly planted to Pinot Noir, but nevertheless he did this in 2000, with massale cuttings from Anselme Selosse’s vines (in Avize) and Vincent Dauvissat’s Valmur Grand Cru vineyard. This plot has become the base of what Antonio Galloni calls “one of the most beautiful and distinctive wines in Champagne.” Fermentation for this wine was wild and took place in 4-10 year old, 500 and 600 litre barrels, with a small a portion of fruit fermented and raised in Georgian amphora. As with the Fidele, this wine spent roughly 15-18 months in bottle on lees, before being disgorged by hand with zero dosage.

  Other Reviews....
  From a rather young vineyard (less than ten years old) planted with nothing but Chardonnay, the NV Brut Nature Blanc d'Argile—here, the "R14," which is entirely based on the 2014 harvest—is an intensely citrus colored, white-golden shimmering beauty. Intense yet fine and floral on the nose, this oak-fermented (you don't really get that aromatically!) Blanc de Blancs shows an iodine and almost floral (think of broom!), intense and vinous nose like a fine Chablis. The palate is round yet dry, firm and mineral until the long, tensioned, well-structured and very salty finish. This is a great mix of ripe, lush fruit, elegance, finesse and iodine flavors—so, where are the oysters?
  93 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate (Sept 2018)

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• Vouette et Sorbee Fidele (R17) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $165. 00

  Bottle

  $1980.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Fidele is 100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone soils. The Fonnet vineyard, located in a small, enclosed valley, provides the heart of this cuvée. Sorbée provides much of the balance, topped off by Châtel, a very rocky and limestone-rich vineyard with 20-plus-year-old Pinot Noir. Overall, the vine age for this wine averages 30 years. Following pressing in a traditional, vertical Coquard press, Fidele was vinified entirely without added yeast or chaptalisation, in used Burgundian barrels for 10 months (these barriques were purchased from Domaine Arnaud Ente in Meursault). The wine then spent 15-20 months on lees in bottle after secondary fermentation, and was disgorged with zero dosage.

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  Vouette et Sorbee Fidele Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $150. 00

  Bottle

  $1800.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Other Reviews....
  The amber-colored NV Brut Nature Fidèle is gorgeous. Lifted, precise and nuanced throughout, the Fidèle possesses a captivating aromatic. Medium in body and tense in style, the Fidèle is super-expressive today. It could use another year in bottle to soften a bit, but it is nevertheless striking. 
  93 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  Vouette et Sorbee Textures Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $220. 00

  Bottle

  $2640.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Textures is Gautherot’s newest cuvee, a rare, 100% Pinot Blanc Champagne crafted from vines in the Fonnet vineyard (planted between 1995 and 2000). The 2015 was fermented and raised in large Georgian amphora and used oak barrels before blending and then spent 18 months on lees in bottle. These amphora afford Gautherot the kind of lees contact and minimal oxidation he is looking for.

  Other Reviews (disgorgement dates vary)....
  Very impressive no matter what your ilk. Powerful scents of lemon, lemon curd, lemon rind. Intensely fruity and then a wall of powerful texture. Amazing flavour profile with coiled, concentrated layers of citrus, lemon oil, saline licks, faint nuttiness and finishes with firm, chewy, chalky finish. Such intensity and drive; and building constantly in the glass. Wonderful drinking; absolutely love it. Such character.
  95 points
  Mike Bennie - Winefront

  Bertrand Gautherot's biodynamic NV Brut Nature Textures (R14) is a 100% Pinot Blanc from the 2015 harvest that was fermented on the skins in ceramic vessels. Disgorged in November 2016, the wine shows an intense straw-yellow-golden color and a beautifully deep and complex yet fine nose with ripe, concentrated white and yellow-fleshed fruit aromas. Pure, round, fine and very elegant on the palate, this is a juicy, perfectly balanced and beautifully vinous cuvée with a very fine mousse and subtle intensity. It is firm and stimulatingly salty on the complex finish, with ripe apple and lemon/lime flavors in the aftertaste. This is a gorgeous wine whose velvety texture makes it a great wine for itself. There is no aggression or tightness, just a delicate flow of white, fresh fruits with a dash of lime juice and some lip-smacking salinity.
  93 points
  Stephan Reinhardt - Wine Advocate #2338 (Sep 2018)

   

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• • 93

  Vouette et Sorbee Blanc D'Argile Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $199. 00

  Bottle

  $2388.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Other Reviews....
  The NV Brut Nature Blanc d'Argile is terrific. Vinous and rich on the palate, as these Champagnes are, offers a striking interplay of fruit intensity and tension from the non-dosage style. With time in the glass, the wine gains precision and energy. 
  93 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

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  Vouette et Sorbee Fidele (R19) Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $170. 00

  Bottle

  $2040.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Fidele is 100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian limestone soils. The Fonnet vineyard, located in a small, enclosed valley, provides the heart of this cuvée. Sorbée provides much of the balance, topped off by Châtel, a very rocky and limestone-rich vineyard with 20-plus-year-old Pinot Noir. Overall, the vine age for this wine averages 30 years. Following pressing in a traditional, vertical Coquard press, Fidele was vinified entirely without added yeast or chaptalisation, in used Burgundian barrels for 10 months (these barriques were purchased from Domaine Arnaud Ente in Meursault). The wine then spent 15-20 months on lees in bottle after secondary fermentation, and was disgorged with zero dosage.

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  Vouette et Sorbee Saignee de Sorbee (R19) Rose Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $280. 00

  Bottle

  $3360.00 Dozen

  Sold Out

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Saignee de Sorbee is a thrilling, idiosyncratic, sappy, stemmy, peppery rosé that can be thought of as a delicious light red as much as a rosé Champagne. The Sorbee plot is a little plateau above the slope where Vouette sits and is almost pure Portlandian limestone—something very rare in Champagne. The site is almost flat, with a slight exposure towards the southwest. Gautherot harvests here in multiple passes, with only the smallest bunches and ripest fruit making it into his Saignee.

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  2012 Vouette et Sorbee Extrait Champagne

  Champagne, FRANCE

  $350. 00

  Bottle

  $4200.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Bertrand Gautherot has been quietly working away in the hamlet of Buxières-sur-Arce, in the Aube’s Côte des Bar region of Champagne, yet his wines have not escaped the attention of the top restaurants and retailers of the world. Each year Vouette & Sorbee allocations are eagerly awaited, and these exceptionally fine wines are consistently some of the best and most unique expressions from the area.

  The vineyards here lie closer to Chablis than to Épernay, both in distance and geology, with soils dominated by the same Kimmeridgian limestone for which Chablis is famed. Gautherot’s wines take their deep and powerful personalities from these soils and the (relatively) sunnier climate of the southern Aube. His wines all come from a single harvest—noted by the “R” number on the back label—with the exception of the Fidèle cuvée, which sees a small addition of 5-10% reserve wine from a perpetual blend started in 2001. His winemaking abhors any kind of manipulation in the cellar. Gautherot uses the traditional Coquard press and the juice is transferred into oak or amphorae via gravity rather than being pumped. Primary fermentations are always carried out with natural yeasts and riddling and disgorgement are all done entirely by hand. The wines are bottled without fining or filtration and without dosage. The results are some of Champagne’s most original and delicious wines: wines of distinctive personality, energy and sense of place.

  Extrait takes its name from the French for extract, which is exactly what it is—a barrel’s worth of wine extracted from a single vintage. In fact, this is a blend drawn from the Domaine’s finest Pinot Noir and Chardonnay barrels with the composition following the percentage of each variety harvested that year. So, while it generally comes in around 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, the final blend depends on the harvest. Furthermore, the terroirs that supply this cuvée are not set in stone; Gautherot simply selects his favourite parcels by taste, although the Chardonnay almost always comes from Biaunes and the Pinot Noir often comes from the Portlandian Sorbée vineyard. The wine spends between eight and nine years on lees before being disgorged by hand.

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  2010 Yabby Lake Cuvee Nina Sparkling

  Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $46. 99

  Bottle

  $563.88 Dozen

  Minimum 6 bottles

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  Cellar: 5 - 6 Years (2019-2020)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  This sparkling presents well opening with a white frothy mousse that shows good hold. Very pale straw base wine colour with pale gold edges. Super fine and very persistent bead. Impressive nose with yeasty lees top notes followed by some pear, toast and cashew. Light and refreshing the palate expresses delicate flavours of pear overlaid by yeasty lees and light toast with some citrusy back palate characters. Clean crisp acidity. Vibrant dry finish with aftertaste of pear, lees, baked bread and light nut.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc 12.5%

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  Yarra Burn Premium Cuvee Brut Pinot Chardonnay

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $17. 99

  Bottle

  $215.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2010-2011)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  This sparkling starts well with a good head on its mousse, but is short lived. Straw colour base wine, with delicate aromas of yeast lees, biscuit and confectionary. Creamy palate texture, with flavours of light lees and citrus. Clean acid finish. Aftertaste of biscuit and confectionary. A good Commercial wine.
  Cellar 1-2 years (2010-2011)
  Alc/Vol: 12.5%

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  Yarra Burn Premium Cuvee Rose Sparkling

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $17. 99

  Bottle

  $215.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2010-2011)

  ABV: 12.5%

  Closure: Cork

  Produced from a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fine creamy pale pink mousse. Short lived bead. Delicate nose of strawberry followed by a hint of biscuit and yeast lees. On the palate flavours of light strawberry over a background of light sherbet. Creamy texture. Aftertaste of lemon, sherbet and strawberry.
  Cellar 1-2 years (2010-2011)
  Alc/Vol: 12.5%

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  2010 Yarrabank Cuvee

  Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $34. 99

  Bottle

  $419.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 4 - 5 Years (2019-2020)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  Aged for 4 years on lees this sparkling pours with a frothy white mousse that shows very good hold to eventually reveal a pale golden straw base wine colour. Very fine profuse bead. Ripe pear and toast top notes are followed by some yeasty characters and citrus. The palate opens with moderate creaminess featuring flavours of pear, baked bread and toast with a yeasty hazelnut back palate. Clean crisp very dry finish. Aftertaste of yeast lees, pear, toast and hazelnut.
  Drink over the next 4-5 years.
  Alc 13%

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  Yellow Tail The Bubbles

  South Eastern Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $9. 99

  Bottle

  $119.88 Dozen

  Minimum 6 bottles

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  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Cork

  Short lived creamy white mousse, followed by medium short lived bead. Pale straw colour base wine. The nose is delicate with a touch of green apple evident. Creamy palate texture, with tropical fruit flavours emerging. Soft acid finish. Light tropical fruit aftertaste.
  Drink (2007)
  Alc/Vol: 12%

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• Yellowglen Yellow

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $9. 99

  Bottle

  $119.88 Dozen

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  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from Yellowglensize>

  This is a non-vintage, Chardonnay based wine with fruit being sourced from vineyards throughout South-East Australia. The best wine is sourced from the best vineyards to ensure a consistency in style and quality.

  Yellow is light straw in colour and has a persistent bead. It is a full and generous wine with a lovely mouthfeel and creamy mousse. It is fresh with a classy, crisp, clean finish. The wine displays melon, pineapple and citrus characteristics.
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• 2013 Yellowglen Pinot Chardonnay

  Multi District Blend, AUSTRALIA

  $15. 99

  Bottle

  $191.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 11.3%

  Closure: Cork

  Notes sourced from Mildara Blass.

  The Yellowglen Winery takes it name from a gold mine sunk in the middle of what are the vineyards. Today the soil delivers gold of another kind.At Yellowglen, the philosophy has always been to produce premium quality. Every aspect of the wine making, from the planting of the vines to the presentation, is designed to deliver premium quality. The wine is made in accordance with traditional sparkling wine production techniques. Approximately 30% of reserve wines along with parcels of malo lactic fermented base wine is included in the assemblage to add complexity.The Yellowglen Pinot Chardonnay is a blend of two vintages. The colour is subtle straw and the wine displays a lively mousse, fresh aroma of cashew nut like Chardonnay fruit and bread like aroma developed by yeast age. The palate has a lovely richness that comes from the Pinot Noir. The flavour is long and persistent with a creamy texture and crisp dry finish. 11.3% alcohol volume.

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  Zilzie Regional Collection King Valley Prosecco

  King Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $19. 99

  Bottle

  $239.88 Dozen

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2016-2017)

  ABV: 12%

  Closure: Crown Seal

  Pours with a white frothy mousse that shows good hold. Very pale straw colour with an exceptionally fine and very persistent bead. The nose displays pear and apple top notes followed by some sherbet and citrus. Light and airy feel with palate flavours of pear, apple and lemon sherbet presenting themselves. Clean crisp dry finish. Aftertaste of pear, apple and sherbet.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc 12%

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  Ziro Prosecco

  ITALY

  $22. 99

  Bottle

  $275.88 Dozen

  Minimum 12 bottles

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  Cellar: 1 - 2 Years (2019-2020)

  ABV: 11%

  Closure: Cork

  A buoyant frothy mousse sits well over a pale straw coloured base that’s finely threaded by a steady stream of tiny bubbles. Pear and apple aromas lead into some subtle baked characters and citrus. Delicately creamy with a fresh crisp finish the palate is dominated by ripe apple and pear flavours which meld into some tropical fruits, light baked characters and citrus. Concludes with a medium length aftertaste.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 11%

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