Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV MARQUE clean fruit aromatics that define

clean fruit aromatics that define Balvenie and the Speyside region are showing

made with 70% wheat and hopped with German Hallertauer

Sordo is the only producer outside the Mascarello family making wine from this southwest-facing site in Castiglione Falletto

the final product is brought to proof with the low mineral

vegetation and earthiness

Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV MARQUE clean fruit aromatics that defineChampagne gets the credit, but Alsace has been quietly making excellent traditional method sparkling wine for decades, and Cremant d'Alsace is where the value hides. The Cattin family has been farming in Voegtlinshoffen since the early 1700s, which gives them a long head start on figuring out where the good fruit grows. This one splits the difference between Pinot Blanc, which brings the nervy acidity, and Auxerrois, which fills in the middle, then