Vouette & Sorbee - Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature 'Fidele' - 0 - Magnum

(R19, disgorged Oct 2021). Fidèle is a blanc de noirs (100% Pinot Noir) grown on Kimmeridgian limestone soils. This is from 2019, yet also includes roughly 5% reserve wine (from a perpetual blend started in 2001 and stored in two giant old foudres). 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 vines. Overall, the vine age for this wine averages 30 years.