Cattin Crémant d'Alsace Brut Rosé

Joseph Cattin Crémant d’Alsace Brut Rosé

WHY WE LOVE IT

  • Classic Alsation Crémant Rose – As you’d expect this is entirely Pinot Noir, and it is a benchmark in Colmar brasseries for its delicate attack and fine texture.

Varietal Composition: 100% Pinot Noir

Elaboration: The grapes are handpicked. Short maceration to extract the pale salmon color and gentle pressing of the grapes. The first fermentation happens between 64°F and 72°F. The second fermentation happens in the bottle, and is followed by 15 months of ageing on the lees before the disgorgement.

Tasting Notes: A clear and elegant pale salmon color with numerous fine bubbles. The nose is deliciously fruity with notes of freshly squeezed strawberries and raspberries. The palate is refreshing and creamy with fruity aromas such as strawberries and lemon. A clean and long lasting finish.

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NV – 90 Wine Enthusiast

PRODUCER BACKGROUND

Cattin is the largest family-owned and family-operated winery in Alsace and located in Voegtlinshoffen, a small village on the foothills of the Vosges Mountains at 1,091 feet in elevation. The Cattin family has been producing wine since 1720 and today the winery is managed by the 12th generation! The estate is composed of many small plots located in the Southern part of the Colmar region and a staggering 80% of their vineyard land is located on slopes. A broad menu of soils (clay, limestone, sandstone, ferruginous, marl…), combined with big time diurnal shifts, means an exceptional palate of aromas and flavors. Cattin uses old oak “foudres” (big barrels) to produce some of the region’s most terroir driven Grand Cru wines such as the legendary Hatschbourg which ranks among the family’s oldest plots. Over the past several decades Crémants have become the house specialty and these are what initially caused us to bang their doors down.

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