Petillant Naturel 'Originel', Le Rocher des Violettes 2021 Country_South Africa wife of Laurent Guillet who

wife of Laurent Guillet who makes the wine alongside his Morgon (available here) at Domaine de la Chaponne: from grapes fermented as whole bunches (with occasional remontage but no pigeage) this is soft and gentle

many of which are very old and all of which (unusually for the village of Rully) are harvested by hand

A blend of typical south of France varieties are aged on their lees for six months

then juicy and rounded but with refreshing cranberry-like tartness on the finish

The 'third wine' of Tenuta San Guido

Petillant Naturel 'Originel', Le Rocher des Violettes 2021 Country_South Africa wife of Laurent Guillet whoThese unusual sparkling wines are, for some peculiar reason, very much on trend but the mthode ancestrale (where a single fermentation takes place under pressure in bottle using the natural yeasts and sugar present and no dosage) actually pre dates the 'tradtional method' of Champagne, Cremant, Cava etc which uses a second fermentation to make the bubbles. Don't expect the clarity and finesse of a Champagne, these characterful wines instead have