Raphael Bartucci Bugey Cerdon NV Style:Sparkling then aged 24 months in

then aged 24 months in giant oak casks

A beautiful nose of rose petals

Alvar says he is “obsessed with freshness

but it’s safe to say that his most impactful work is at home in the Itata Valley

When he planted hedges to help block their chemical sprays from coming into his vines

Raphael Bartucci Bugey Cerdon NV Style:Sparkling then aged 24 months inVarieties: 80% Gamay, 15% Poulsard, 5% Chardonnay Vinification Method: Sparkling obtained by spontaneous fermentation in the bottle, or methode ancestrale. That is when two thirds of the fermentation happens in tanks, after which the unfinished wine is bottled. The bottles are put upright for about three months. The fermentation stops because the bottle is saturated with the CO2 produced by fermentation, where there is about 40 grams of residual