Country: France
Region: Haut-Rhin, Alsace
Appellation: Appellation Crémant d’Alsace Contrôlée
Grape varieties: 50% Pinot Blanc, 25% Auxerrois, 25% Pinot Gris
Style: Sparkling
ABV: 12.4% by vol.
Terroir: Clay-limestone for all three varieties
Farming: Dry-farmed. Certified biodynamic.
Harvest: By hand, mid-September.
Vinification: Direct press of whole bunches. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Aging on fine lees for 7 months in Alsatian foudre until tirage in mid-April 2020, followed by aging in bottle for one year (minimum) followed by disgorgement. No fining.
Sulfur added: None
Notes: A classy and complex crémant, with a delicate effervescence marked by both rich and ephemeral notes—quince, yellow plum, and rhum—backed by a pronounced freshness and lingering limestone minerality. For aperitif and gastronomy alike.