Petillant Naturel 'Originel', Le Rocher des Violettes 2021 Country_South Africa preserving the ripe

preserving the ripe

then juicy and rounded but with refreshing cranberry-like tartness on the finish

There are 30 hectares of vines

many of which are very old and all of which (unusually for the village of Rully) are harvested by hand

Petillant Naturel 'Originel', Le Rocher des Violettes 2021 Country_South Africa preserving the ripeThese unusual sparkling wines are, for some peculiar reason, very much on trend but the mthode ancestrale (where a single fermentation takes place under pressure in bottle using the natural yeasts and sugar present and no dosage) actually pre dates the 'tradtional method' of Champagne, Cremant, Cava etc which uses a second fermentation to make the bubbles. Don't expect the clarity and finesse of a Champagne, these characterful wines instead have