10/10 Crémant Tour de France – Blind Tasting Buddies
Wine Tasting, Friday October 10th, 2025, Seattle
Wine Lineup:
- NV Paul Chollet Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Les Quatre Saisons Burgundy, FR
- NV Marcel Hugg Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé Alsace, FR
- NV Gérard Bertrand Crémant de Limoux Blanc de Blancs Code Rouge Languedoc, FR
- NV Antech Limoux M Le Mauzac l’Ancestrale Languedoc, FR
- 2020 Yves Lambert Crémant de Loire Brut Nature 1948 Saint Just Loire Valley, FR
- NV Jean-François Ganevat Crémant du Jura “La Combe” Rotalier Oh! Jura, FR
- NV Château d’Arche Brut Blanc de Blancs L’Arche Perlée Bordeaux, FR
- NV Jaillance Clairette de Die Blanc Muscat Imperial Northern Rhône, FR
- 2020 Immich-Batterieberg Extra Brut Riesling Detonation Bubbles Mosel, DE
- 2023 Raphaël & Pierre Bartucci Bugey-Cerdon Méthode Ancestrale Bugey, FR
Under the banner of Crémant, a wide world of sparkling wine reveals itself. From Alsace to the Loire, Burgundy to Jura, from the mountains of Savoie to the river valleys of Bordeaux and Limoux, each region lends its own shape and rhythm to the bubbles in the glass. Even beyond France, Luxembourg adds its voice, showing the reach of this tradition. This tasting is a panorama of place and expression, an exploration of how diverse terroirs can speak through the same méthode, offering contrast, nuance, and a different perspective on sparkling wine. Produced in the same “traditional method” as its elder sibling Champagne, Crémant embodies the same connection to high quality, while diverging through expressions of local grape varieties and traditions from other regions.
Attendance:
- Kathleen B.
- Preston B.
- Nick D.
- Jay L.
- Andrea M.
- Ellen M.
- Evan M.
