Domaine Fichet Cremant de Bourgogne NV BFCM23FLASH Hand disgorged in July 2021

Hand disgorged in July 2021

persistent bead

yet it remains interesting enough for casual sipping

and the cuvée is produced using indigenous yeasts

The wine is very pretty with good structure and mouth feel

Domaine Fichet Cremant de Bourgogne NV BFCM23FLASH Hand disgorged in July 2021The Fichet family has been farming vines around Ige since 1408, which is roughly 300 years before Champagne figured out how to put bubbles in a bottle on purpose. Today Pierre Yves and Olivier run one of only three domaines in this Maconnais village, and their Cremant is all estate Chardonnay, organically farmed, fermented with native yeasts and aged on the lees in bottle for at least a year. That is a lot of care for a wine most people treat as a