Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV NO20230823 crisp and dry

crisp and dry

Amaro Nonino is a grappa-based amaro made in Friuli

it also has all the typical elegance of the finest Pauillac wines

and light toast - a deep and elegant wine

and ripe dark plums with a palate balanced between grippy tannins and fresh acidity

Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV NO20230823 crisp and dryChampagne 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