Crémant d'Alsace, Extra Brut, Albert Mann - 2021

Name: Crémant d'Alsace, Extra Brut, Albert Mann
Brand: Albert Mann
SKU: 13764
Price: 31.99 USD
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Item # 13764 750mL

A blend based mainly on Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois and 15% Riesling. Always a complex sparkling wine full of personality that is accessible and best suited at the table. Pair with smoked salmon toast.

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Albert Mann

Grape Variety

Pinot Blanc

Auxerrois

Riesling

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

Domaine Albert Mann is one of the most esteemed houses in Alsace. The lion’s share of this Crémant is comprised of Auxerrois and Pinot Blanc. Both are early ripeners and have naturally low acidity, precious attributes in the brisk Vosges Mountain range, but the grapes are often relegated to workhorse status in the region. However, in the limestone-rich soil from their biodynamic vineyards, the grape-whispering Barthelmé brothers keep yields scrupulously low. The resulting sparkler is bright as Wettolsheim sunlight, endowed with delicate citrus notes, salinity and a leesy richness.

- JAM

About the Producer

Wettolsheim, Haut-Rhin Alsace, France Domaine Albert Mann is the product of the combined efforts of the Mann and Barhelmé families - two prominent winemaking families of Alsace. The Manns have been winegrowers since the start of the 17th century and Barthelmé, since 1654. Today, brothers, Maurice and Jacky Barthelmé, along with their winves, Marie-Claire and Marie-Thérèse manage the historic...

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Glossary

Alsace

Located on the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland, Alsace represents the intersection of two wholly different wine cultures that have given birth to a third. Once part of the Holy Roman Empire, Alsace was gradually put under French sovereignty during the 17th Century and eventually made one of the provinces of France. Yet, as evidenced by the persistece of a dialect of Upper German in the region even today, Alsace's ties to Germany...

Riesling

Though the trend is now in the other direction, for many years Riesling was known for producing wines with little alcohol and some residual sugar - too sweet for many modern wine drinkers. Though it's now cultivated worldwide, Riesling is nearly synonymous with German wine, and that country's winemakers have lately begun to produce some very exciting dry versions. They are careful to retain the delightful honeyed, flinty flavors that the best sweet Rieslings have always displayed. Alsace, of...

Auxerrois

Auxerrois is the name of a low-acid white grape widely planted in Alsace, as well as in Germany and Luxembourg. It is also the name used for the black Malbec grape in Cahors, where it is the principal wine grape. The list goes on: Pinot Gris is known as "Auxerrois Gris" in Alsace, and at one time Chardonnay was called "Auxerrois Blanc" in the Moselle region (though this last term fell into disuse after Chardonnay's huge boom in popularity). Alsatian Auxerrois is used in Crémant d'Alsace, and in...