Beaune 'Beaux Fougets' 2018, Rodolphe Demougeot Sparkling From a family run Champagne

From a family run Champagne house just south of Epernay

pale red from the south of Italy made from the lesser-spotted Gaglioppo grape variety

picking early to ensure maximum freshness and acidity and forgoing the use of any oak

It's on the more medium-bodied

Carignan - 13% and Mourvèdre – 9% all from different plots across the Western Cape

Beaune 'Beaux Fougets' 2018, Rodolphe Demougeot Sparkling From a family run ChampagneVery attractive Burgundy from 40 year old vines lying down slope from the 1er Cru Boucherottes close to the Pommard border. Southeast facing. The deep red clay here gives a structured wine with firm tannins and good fruit concentration.