Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV TBO Beyond the green credentials

Beyond the green credentials

A one time bottling from Apffel of sparkling wine made from Jacquere vines planted in 1956

yet there's enough tension and freshness to reward your attention

Danch & Granger-100% Modra Frankinja (Blaufränkisch)

importer of Selosse and many other greats

Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV TBO Beyond the green credentialsChampagne gets the credit, but Alsace has been quietly making excellent traditional method sparkling wine for decades, and Cremant d'Alsace is where the value hides. The Cattin family has been farming in Voegtlinshoffen since the early 1700s, which gives them a long head start on figuring out where the good fruit grows. This one splits the difference between Pinot Blanc, which brings the nervy acidity, and Auxerrois, which fills in the middle, then