Winery Lucas & André RieffelCrémant d'Alsace
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Pinot blanc and the Pinot gris.
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 Lucas & André Rieffel
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Crémant d'Alsace of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Crémant d'Alsace of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of non oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
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 Lucas & André Rieffel matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp curry and coconut (thailand), ravioli with 2 cheeses or rillettes of sardines.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lucas & André Rieffel's Crémant d'Alsace.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crémant d'Alsace from Winery Lucas & André Rieffel are 2013, 2017, 2016, 2011 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Lucas & André Rieffel
The Winery Lucas & André Rieffel is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 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: Stamping
Marking of corks, barrels or cases with an iron.
