Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV NO20230823 and light toast - a

and light toast - a deep and elegant wine

ferments with ambient yeast

The nose is packed with crushed red berry

and ripe dark plums with a palate balanced between grippy tannins and fresh acidity

crisp and dry

Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV NO20230823 and light toast - aChampagne 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