Discover the top 100 best wines of Crémant d'Alsace of Crémant d'Alsace as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Crémant d'Alsace and the best vintages to taste in this region.
France's best-selling sparkling wine after Champagne. Fine traditional-method bubbles (min. 9 months on lees), fresh and fruity with signature notes of green apple, pear, white flowers and almond, a taut finish. Dominant Pinot Blanc (roundness, supple base), ample Pinot Auxerrois, mineral Riesling and taut Chardonnay.
Pinot Gris for richness. 100% Pinot Noir rosé Crémant with red fruits (strawberry, raspberry). 3,017 ha, 500+ producers. Lively, accessible aperitif.
Rich, ample whites with a golden robe, showing aromas of pear, quince, honey, smoke, ginger and spice. Made as structured dry wines (Alsace AOC), off-dry and sumptuous late-harvest sweet (vendange tardive, sélection de grains nobles). Lighter and crisper in Italy as Pinot Grigio (Veneto, Friuli). Also in Germany (Grauburgunder), Hungary (Szürkebarát) and Oregon. A grey mutation of Pinot Noir.
wines from the region of Crémant d'Alsace go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of real swiss fondue, croque madame or small croissants with smoked salmon (toast).
On the nose in the region of Crémant d'Alsace often reveals types of flavors of apples, tree fruit or pineapple and sometimes also flavors of cream, citrus or peach. In the mouth in the region of Crémant d'Alsace is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
