Crémant de Jura, Dom. de Montbourgeau - NV

Name: Crémant de Jura, Dom. de Montbourgeau
Brand: Dom. de Monbourgeau
SKU: 19967
Price: 31.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 19967 750mL

Here is a delicious sparkler from the lovely (and ever sheltered from the dangers of spoofy modern winemaking) Jura mountains. From a top producer in Étoile, the wine ressembles a Champagne in that it is yeasty and full of mineral flavors and lip-smacking acidity.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Jura

Producer

Dom. de Monbourgeau

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

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Staff Pick Notes

Everyone loves Champagne, but most of the time I can't swing $50 for a bottle for a weeknight dram. This Crémant de Jura, however, can be purchased without guilt whether you have an occasion to celebrate or not. It's weighty, yeasty, savory and totally dry. Winemaker Nicole Deriaux is the third generation to take the reins at this historic estate located in the village of L’Etoile, which is named for the many starfish shaped fossils found in the region. She works naturally with the land and with respect for the traditional rustic style of the Jura. Grapes are harvested by hand and the wine is made in the cellar underneath the family home. She produces just a small amount of sparkling each year from her young vines.

- GWN

Glossary

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...

Jura

A petite and relatively obscure wine region in eastern France, between Burgundy and the Swiss border. Its geographical isolation has helped it to remain a rare bastion of traditional winemaking techniques, and today it produces some of the most distinctive wines in the world. Reds from the Jura are often light-bodied, earthy, berried, and reminiscent of the village wines of Burgundy (though here they are made of local grapes like Poulsard and Trousseau). The true specialty of the region,...