Domaine Fichet Cremant de Bourgogne NV NO20230809 more Burgundian transparency

more Burgundian transparency

Wet cellar aging in Boutiers St-Trojan

It has a hint of smoke

cider fermented in wood for the better part of a year

Traditional wild yeast fermentation in stainless steel followed by lees

Domaine Fichet Cremant de Bourgogne NV NO20230809 more Burgundian transparencyThe 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