![Vouette & Sorbée - Champagne 'Blanc d'Argile' Extra Brut NV](/static/thumbs/5/8/58a74f7bd26eb1d5f8c2d3ccf31b8f884151288c.png)
Vouette & Sorbée - Champagne 'Blanc d'Argile' Extra Brut NV
Description: | Located in the Côte des Bar, Bertrand's estate is named after two of his lieu-dits: Vouette & Sorbée. Unlike the vineyards in the north of Champagne with their fine chalky soils, the Côte des Bar is more like Chablis – dense, rocky, Kimmeridgian, and Portlandian limestone clay soils. Historically Pinot Noir was the dominant variety in this region, but Bertrand has been slowly expanding his plantings of Chardonnay. He farms about 5 hectares of vines, divided among 6 lieux-dits, with five of them located near his hometown of Buxières and one in the neighboring village of Ville-sur-Acre. If asked, Bertrand will say that he is a farmer first and foremost, and in addition to vines, he raises chickens and cattle and operates a nearly self-sustaining enclosed ecosystem. Blanc d'Argile comes mainly from a small parcel of Chardonnay in Briaunes supplemented with |
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Price: | $ 115.00 |
Price in original currency: | None |