NV Raphael Bartucci Methode Ancestrale Bugey Cerdon, France Alvaro Palacios The Mattioli family have recovered

The Mattioli family have recovered the vines

this represents around 25% of the estate’s total production

Naturally fizzy

César’s village wine comes from from 80-year-old vineyards located in Valtuille de Abajo

NV Raphael Bartucci Methode Ancestrale Bugey Cerdon, France Alvaro Palacios The Mattioli family have recoveredVarieties: 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