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Crémant
Crémant is French sparkling wine made outside the Champagne region, using exactly the same second fermentation in the bottle. Here you'll learn which regions it comes from, why it can't be called Champagne, and which glass to drink it from.
Sparkling wine and wine by type
Crémant sits alongside the better-known sparkling wines. Below, you can read what we wrote about the other three and about the region where the best-known Crémant comes from.
Champagne
The same second fermentation in the bottle. Only wine from the Champagne region may be called Champagne.
About Champagne →Prosecco
This Italian sparkling wine undergoes a second fermentation in a tank and is made from a single grape, Glera.
About Prosecco →
Cava
Like Crémant, this Spanish sparkling wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle, using Macabeo, Parellada, and Xarel-lo.
About Cava →
Burgundy
The region behind Crémant de Bourgogne. Chardonnay, Gamay, and Pinot Noir are the familiar grapes there.
About Burgundy →The same bubble, a different address
Crémant is a fresh French sparkling wine with fine bubbles. It resembles champagne, but it can't be called that. This has nothing to do with quality. It comes down to where it's from, because only sparkling wine from the Champagne region can be called champagne. If the bottle comes from Alsace, Burgundy or the Loire, the label says crémant. Interestingly, the name itself comes from the Champagne region, where crémant referred to wine that fermented in the bottle. Most crémants are white, but rosés are also available. It's the French bubbly to pop open at a gathering or party.
The bubbles are created in the same way as in champagne. The grapes are hand-picked, and the wine gets its fizz through the traditional method. That means the second fermentation takes place right in the bottle. This gives you those fine bubbles that keep rising in the glass. The regulations for Crémant de Bourgogne also cover everything else. The grapes must come from the AOC Bourgogne, and the wine must age for at least nine months. Which grapes go into it depends on the region. Each region has its own varieties.
In brief
Six bottles, from Burgundy to Bordeaux
Each region makes crémant from its own grapes, and you can taste the difference. These six range from classic Burgundy through Alsace and the Loire to Bordeaux, with a rosé and a demi-sec thrown in.
Charles de Fère Crémant de Bourgogne
Only grapes from the AOC Bourgogne, in this case Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Aligoté. Soft on the palate, with a fresh green apple finish.
Adam Crémant d'Alsace Brut
From Alsace and made entirely from Pinot Blanc, while that region usually works with a mix of grapes. Rich, creamy and soft. The roundest of the bunch.
De Chanceny Crémant de Loire
Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley, the region of citrus and flowers. In the glass, you'll find toasted bread, wild peach and pineapple, with spices, salmiak and white flowers.
Terres Douches Crémant de Bordeaux
The odd one out, from Bordeaux and made from 80% Merlot and 20% Sémillon. Fresh fruit such as citrus and apple, with a hint of flowers.
Langlois-Chateau Brut Rosé
The rosé version, made from cabernet franc and pinot noir from the Loire. Fresh and fruity, with wild strawberries and berries on the nose.
Veuve Amiot Demi-Sec
The sweeter end of the shelf, from Saumur in the Loire Valley and made from chenin, cabernet, and chardonnay. Floral, with apple and a lightly sweet taste. According to the label, serve chilled in a flute.
If the bottle comes from the Champagne region, it’s called champagne. The method is the same: there, too, the wine undergoes a second fermentation in the bottle.
Fresh, refined, with fine bubbles
White fruit and flowers
White and yellow fruit like apple and pear, with citrus and white flowers. The Loire is known for citrus and floral notes; wines from Alsace smell lighter and fruitier.
Fresh and refined
The second fermentation in the bottle creates fine, long-lasting bubbles and gives the wine a fresh, refined taste. A brut is dry. The exact character of each bottle depends mainly on the region and the grapes.
Refreshing
The Charles de Fère Burgundy finishes fresh, with green apple. The demi-sec from Saumur, by contrast, leaves a hint of floral sweetness.
Flavor profile of a typical brut crémant. A demi-sec, like the one from Saumur, scores noticeably higher on sweetness, while a rosé scores a little higher on fruitiness.
How to serve crémant
Treat crémant like any sparkling wine that’s undergone a second fermentation in the bottle. Chill it, open it gently, and pour at an angle.
Chilled, not ice-cold
French sparkling wine is usually served at 8 to 10 degrees. If you have more than four hours, the refrigerator is enough. If you need to chill it faster, put the bottle in a cooler with cold water and ice for half an hour. There’s little point in serving it colder, as you’ll barely taste the delicate fruit.
The right glass →Opening without a pop
Remove the foil and loosen the muselet, the wire cage around the cork. Hold the bottle at an angle of about 45 degrees, and turn the bottle, not the cork. The pressure will ease the cork out gently. Tilt your glass as you pour to preserve as many bubbles as possible.
More about serving →In a spritz or cocktail
Wherever you’d use a dry sparkling wine, you can use a brut crémant. In a Kir Royale or a Mimosa, the liqueur or juice determines the flavor anyway, so an inexpensive bottle is fine.
Go to the cocktails →Cocktails with crémant
Crémant isn't the standard base in any classic recipe. These four do call for a dry sparkling wine, and brut crémant is a perfect fit.
Kir Royal
Pour crème de cassis into a champagne glass and top up with sparkling wine.
Mimosa
Fresh orange juice with bubbles, finished with a splash of Cointreau.
Bellini
Two tablespoons of chilled peach purée at the bottom of the glass, then top up very slowly.
Hugo Spritz
A spritz with bubbles and sparkling water over plenty of ice, light and easy to drink.The right glass for crémant
One of these bottles simply has the recommendation printed on it: serve chilled in a flute. The long stem keeps your hand away from the wine. In a roomier bowl, the aromas have more space to open up, while in a wide coupe, the bubbles disappear quickly. These are the glasses we recommend ourselves.
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