LOUIS BOUILLOT `Perle Noire` Blanc de Noirs Brut NV Louis Bouillot was founded in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1877 by Jean Bouillot... With over 130 years of experience, Bouillot is one of the oldest producers of Crémant de Bourgogne, as well as being the largest. Today, the house is owned by the Boisset family, but expertly guided by Crémant specialist winemaker Olivier Medigue. Perle d’Aurore is a Crémant Rosé, made from Pinot Noir, while Perle Noire is a sparkling, Brut style made from Pinot Noir and Gamay and aged on its lees for 15 months. Vineyards Fruit for the ‘Perle Noire’ is sourced from vineyards all over the Burgundy region, but predominantly from the northern areas nearest Champagne and the Maconnais. Vinification The ‘Perle Noire’ is a Blanc de Noirs (white wine produced from red grapes) sparkling wine. It is made by the ‘méthode traditionnelle’, the same method as in Champagne. The grapes were lightly pressed and the two varieties of Pinot Noir and Gamay vinified separately. The individual parcels of wine were blended, then the ‘liqueur de tirage’ of sugar and yeast was added, before the wine was bottled ready for the second fermentation. The bottles were aged for a minimum 15 months before ‘degorgement’ at 12ºC. The bottles were then topped up with a ‘liqueur de dosage’, to give a residual sugar level of 12 grams per litre. Tasting Notes Distinctive pale pink in colour with a fine, elegant mousse and red fruit aromas on the nose. On the palate the wine has excellent weight, balance and complexity, and represents superb value for money. Vintage information Vintage NV Grape varieties 80% Pinot Noir 20% Gamay Region French sparkling Winemaker Olivier Medigue Alcohol (ABV) 12% Residual Sugar 12g/l Find this wine at www.winestore.co.uk Price: £88.24 (Including VAT at 20%)