Cremant de Bordeaux
Cremant de Bordeaux, like other cremant (“creaming”) wines in France, is a sparkling wine; in Bordeaux it is made as white and rosé. Cremant de Bordeaux production is tiny, representing only 1.5% of the entire output of Bordeaux wines.
Grapes used include Ugni Blanc, Colombard, Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon for the Cremant white, with Cabernet Franc and Merlot for the Cremant rosé. Both versions are made according to the classic – bottle fermented –method of Champagne. The wines are best enjoyed fresh with shellfish or lighter cheeses, in their first two or three years, while a few of the top examples can drink well for five years.