A lesson in drinking high quality sparkling from outside of the Champagne region
De Chanceny Cremant de Loire Brut
- Cremant de Loire is a lesson in drinking high quality sparkling from outside of the Champagne region (this one's from the Loire Valley!)
- The rules for Cremant production are only slightly less as strict as those in Champagne
- Made with Loire Valley Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay grapes, aged 18 months on lees for added texture and richness
- Imported into NZ by Master of Wine Steve Bennett
Cam Douglas MS – 90/92 Points Premium
20 in stock
Who said you need to spend large to drink high quality French sparkling? Cremant is the absolute lesson in drinking the good stuff from France outside of the Champagne region. Think of it as a Champagne look-a-like for a fraction of the price – this is where the smart money goes!
Produced in eight Cremant appellations around France (this one is from the Loire Valley) the rules and regulations for Cremant production are only slightly less as strict as those in the Champagne region. These include things like mandatory hand harvested grapes, whole bunch pressed and no more than 100 litres of juice per 150kg of grapes.
Produced using Loire Valley Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay grapes from clay limestone soils, given a secondary fermentation in the bottle (aka Methode Traditionelle aka the same methods they use over in Champagne!), then 18 months on lees for added texture and complexity.
A very classy Champagne look-a-like sparkling at half the price.
- 12.5%
- 750ml
- Cork
