Domaine Philippe Tessier Pet-Nat Phil En Bulle NV BFCM23FLASH though pricing has risen substantially

though pricing has risen substantially over the last decade

Aged in both American oak and Oloroso sherry butts

From the producer: Talisker double-matured in ex-bodega Amoroso cask wood for rich and fruity sweetness that rounds out the peaty

and naturally fermented

this lovely sparkling wine comes from 100% hand harvested grapes

Domaine Philippe Tessier Pet-Nat Phil En Bulle NV BFCM23FLASH though pricing has risen substantiallyThis is the only sparkling wine the Tessiers make, and they make it from two grapes almost nobody has heard of: Romorantin and Menu Pineau, both Loire natives. Methode ancestrale means a single fermentation that finishes in the bottle and here, remarkably, without any added sulfur at all. What separates it from the pet nat crowd is the time it spends resting on its lees before disgorgement, which gives real density under the fizz instead of just froth