Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV TBO with a long savory finish

with a long savory finish

smokey with a touch of iodine and sea salt

importer of Selosse and many other greats

and chocolate

a little bit briny

Joseph Cattin Cremant d'Alsace Brut NV TBO with a long savory finishChampagne 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