Winemaker
Bertrand Gautherot
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Buxieres Sur Arce, France
i. Biography
As winemaker and producer at Champagne Vouette & Sorbée, Bertrand Gautherot works in a style where the making is part of the reading. Pinot Noir-led cuvées, wild yeast, oak, amphorae, malolactic fermentation and, in some cases, no dosage are all visible choices in the finished Champagne. The bottles do not try to hide their method; they register it cleanly, while staying tied to the clarity of place.
The Path
The identity of Champagne Vouette & Sorbée is built through the combined work of farming, cellar decisions and final assembly, and Bertrand Gautherot occupies that whole span as winemaker and producer. That role carries authorship, but not excess: the wines are tied to a specific producer and a family-run property, and the decisions remain legible in the glass. Each cuvée reflects the same disciplined approach rather than a separate, anonymous formula.
The Work Today
From Buxières-sur-Arce in the Aube, Champagne, Bertrand Gautherot continues to shape the estate through production and cellar work. The location gives the wines their coordinates, but the role is what makes the method visible: these are not faceless blends, but expressions of a named producer and a family-run property. In the cellar, the point is not to conceal process. It is to let it sit inside the wine’s character. Textures shows that approach in a more experimental register. Made from Pinot Blanc from the lieu-dit of Fonnet, it is aged in French oak barrels and amphorae before bottling and aging sur latte. The sequence places the emphasis on material contact and time, with wood, clay and lees aging contributing to the wine without overriding the grape or the site. The result is restrained rather than stripped, deliberate rather than forced. Across these bottlings, the method stays pared back. The estate’s identity comes from how the wine is grown, fermented and matured, with vessel and process left readable in the final pour.
Signature
Bertrand's signature wines include Fidèle, Blanc d’Argile, and Textures.
Acclaim
Textures adds another point of reference: an experimental Pinot Blanc from Fonnet, handled through French oak barrels, amphorae, bottling and sur latte aging. Together, these wines give readers and drinkers a clear map of his craft: place first, intervention reduced, vessel and fermentation made visible in the finished Champagne.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Bertrand
How did Bertrand Gautherot get started?
He got started through Champagne Vouette & Sorbée, which he managed and owned with his family in Buxières-sur-Arce.
What recognition has Bertrand Gautherot received?
Demeter certification for biodynamic farming (1998).
