Winery Lucas & André RieffelCrémant d'Alsace Extra Brut
Sparkling wine
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 Extra Brut from the Winery Lucas & André Rieffel
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Crémant d'Alsace Extra Brut of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel 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 Extra Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant d'Alsace Extra Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace Extra Brut
The Crémant d'Alsace Extra Brut of Winery Lucas & André Rieffel matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of seafood pie, aïoli or fresh vegetable dips and their sauces for the aperitif.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lucas & André Rieffel's Crémant d'Alsace Extra Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Vignoles
An interspecific cross obtained by Jean-François Ravat around 1930. Some people give it as parents the 6905 Seibel - or subéreux - and the pinot, to be confirmed however. It can still be found in North America and England, but is practically unknown in France.
Informations about the Winery Lucas & André Rieffel
The Winery Lucas & André Rieffel is one of of the world's great 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
Crémant d'Alsace is the appellation for white and rosé Sparkling wines from the Alsace wine region in northeastern France. Introduced in August 1976, the appellation now accounts for about a quarter of the region's production, or about 45 million bottles per year, up from 31 million in 2009. Outside of Champagne (240km to the west), it is the dominant French sparkling wine appellation, with more than half of all crémant production. The cooperatives are the most important players, with Wolfberger alone producing 6 to 7 million bottles.
The wine region of Alsace
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
The word of the wine: Burned
Qualifier, sometimes equivocal, of various odors, ranging from caramel to burnt wood.
