2019 Vouette et Sorbée Champagne Fidèle

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  1/23/2024 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  Another bottle (#217 labeled) of the October 2021 disgorgement. 100% Pinot Noir off the estate in Buxières-sur-Arce. I recall on one of my past visits to see Bertrand Gautherot, and his comment that there's never been a synthetic product put on his estate. I know that in the upper plot, where the other family member has some of the vines, there is chemical used up on that plot, and the soil looked dead, sorry, hopeless. Yet, within the V et S portfolio, there is the assurance of biodynamic practices, clean farming and no BS in the wines and the soils are alive, beautifully alive. The wines are never dosed, and I've yet to have a wine from the estate that tastes dried out or austere. Yeah, there's energy and sometimes it can run on a beam that feels firm but to me that's the spirit of the place and of the process for how these wines are regarded and made. I opened this bottle yesterday to start enjoying it, resuming the same effort today. I let the chill wear off on today's glass, to really gather a solid assessment. Lots to like here, as the wine is wrapped up in a solid palate of fruit. Bergamot orange, cranberry, lime pith, sour apple and some cumin. Yeah, and maybe that sounds pretentious in description but I'm trying to convey what I sense here, and these are the flavor markers that keep resonating for me. The finish has the sour apple and lime driving it, supported by a river rock impression. Man, these wines continue to drink right in my wheel house, they convey something spirited.

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  12/1/2023 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  First go with the 2019 base, preceded earlier this week by the 2018 base Argile. That wine was showing delicious, so too is this base of Fidele. Disgorgement was October 2021. We tasted and drank through small pours of the bottle over about 90 mins. And through this time, the wine kept changing. Early on was apple and then lemon meringue (thank you Matt for this call out), then mashed red apple and raspberry, then adding nutmeg and lime peel. No austere edges anywhere. Such a cool wine to track for evolution. Overall, I really enjoyed this bottle, and after both wines this week, just affirmation that these wines remain right in my sweet spot.

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  8/22/2023 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Very different than last year's bottle - upfront pomelo rind and electric acidity. Very focused and bright. Heavily a citrus vibe and gorgeous in that frame.

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  4/15/2023 - remyworldpeace Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Apple pastry, some lime, apples. Touch of warmer spices.
  
  Base wine 2019.

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  9/10/2022 - burgconvert Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Already drinking well now with an apple pastry nose that opened quite quickly. As it developed smelled some roasty toast notes that turned to a rose. Lean palate that's complemented by a mineral and chalky finish to avoid something too acidic. Great now, would love to see this when it has some age on it

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