Winery FranprixCrémant d'Alsace
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Auxerrois, the Chardonnay, the Pinot blanc, the Pinot gris and the Riesling.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Crémant d'Alsace from the Winery Franprix
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Crémant d'Alsace of Winery Franprix in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant d'Alsace
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace
The Crémant d'Alsace of Winery Franprix matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of brasucade of mussels from languedoc, home-made white pudding or lightweight microwave chips.
Details and technical informations about Winery Franprix's Crémant d'Alsace.
Discover the grape variety: Auxerrois
Rich, round whites with tender mouth and moderate acidity, featuring aromas of ripe yellow fruits, white flowers, subtle honey, fresh almond and brioche notes. Often blended with Pinot Blanc in Alsace (cuvées labelled "Pinot Blanc" often contain a good proportion) and a pillar of Crémant d'Alsace. Also in French and Luxembourgish Moselle, Côtes-de-Toul and Baden. Lorraine grape, a Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc cross, half-sibling of Chardonnay.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crémant d'Alsace from Winery Franprix are 2017
Informations about the Winery Franprix
The Winery Franprix is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 wines for sale in the of Crémant d'Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant d'Alsace
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.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Austere
A full-bodied, closed wine whose qualities are noticeable, but which does not express its full potential.
