Full Review

French Blue

French Blue
NV Brut, Cremant De Bordeaux

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Cremant de Bordeaux

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 12% RS: .1%
91 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$24

French Blue
NV Brut, Cremant De Bordeaux

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Cremant de Bordeaux

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 12% RS: .1%
Straw color. Aromas and flavors of modeling clay, white plum, oxidized lemon juice, and red apple skins and baked pear with a silky, lively, spritzy, dry light-to-medium body and a tingling, charming, brisk finish with touches of red apple, white raspberry, white plum, and salted biscuit dough. Crisp acid with a nice linear minerality and loads of tart red fruits on the nose and palate; a very, very tasty example of a bubbly not from Champagne.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: modeling clay, white plum, oxidized lemon juice, and red apple skins and baked pear
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with touches of red apple, white raspberry, white plum, and salted biscuit dough
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: Crisp acid with a nice linear minerality and loads of tart red fruits on the nose and palate; a very, very tasty example of a bubbly not from Champagne.

The Producer

CK Mondavi & Family

The Producer
572 Gateway Drive
Napa, CA 94558
USA

Their Portfolio

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Cremant de Bordeaux

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Sparkling wine is a time-honored tradition in France. The most famous is Champagne, from the eponymous region in the northeast reaches of the country, but there are other excellent examples. These include sparking wines from Alsace, Burgundy and Loire; they are known as "cremant" or "mousseux" and are made in styles ranging from dry to medium sweet. They can be made in white or rosé styles, although there are a few red versions (Bourgogne Mousseux is the term for sparkling red Burgundy).

There are also sparkling wines made in regions such as the Jura, Rhone Valley and Bordeaux.