Domaine des Aubuisieres Bernard Fouquet Sparkling Vouvray Brut NV New Zealand A brilliant champagne

A brilliant champagne

The Gamay was planted in 1999 and it is the source for cuttings for many of the other Gamay plantings in the region (By Farr

quite laid-back oak

just enough to bolster the palate

which is as good as many of his neighbours’ Cru wines

Domaine des Aubuisieres Bernard Fouquet Sparkling Vouvray Brut NV New Zealand A brilliant champagneFantastic sparkling Chenin Blanc from Bernard Fouquet in the Loire Valley, yet again another example of how much value can be found in sparkling wines from other regions in France. This wine sits in every sommeliers back pocket as a value driven, traditional method sparkling wine that punches far above its class. Composed mostly of the 2018 vintage with a splash of 2017, this was fermented in used French oak before a year long secondary fermentation