Faire La Fete Brut
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A blend of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc and Pinot Noir, Faire La Fête Brut is made in the méthode traditionnelle and aged on the lees for 15 months before release. It is a light golden in color with vibrant aromas and flavors of baked apple, white cherry and lemon meringue. From gourmet caviar and oysters to popcorn,
Faire la Fête is a versatile wine that pairs well with a range of dishes and cuisines. Try with an Asian pear salad, spicy tuna rolls, or pork chops and applesauce. Blend: 60% Chardonnay, 25% Chenin Blanc, 10% Pinot Noir
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Produced in the traditional method, the wine spent 15 months sur lie before disgorgement. The blend of Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Pinot Noir stirs the senses with aromas of pear, vanilla wafer, and lemon peel. Bubbles dissipate into a creamy texture. Notes of fresh linen, apple, and white flowers come through in a delicate manner.
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Aromas of wet stone meet tart green pears on the nose of this sparkling wine. Beautifully structured, the palate is chalky and displays tart green apple, wildflowers and lemon pith flavors with a crisp finish.
A term typically reserved for Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply “NV” on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make non-vintage Champagne, typically the current year’s harvest (in other words, the current vintage) forms the base of the blend. Finished wines from previous years, called “vins de reserve” are blended in at approximately 10-50% of the total volume in order to achieve the flavor, complexity, body and acidity for the desired house style. A tiny proportion of Champagnes are made from a single vintage.
There are also some very large production still wines that may not claim one particular vintage. This would be at the discretion of the winemaker’s goals for character of the final wine.
An appellation in the cooler, elevated, southern Languedoc and internationally recognized for its sparkling wines, Cremant de Limoux by definition must be comprised predominantly of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc with only miniscule amounts of the indigenous white variety, Mauzac.
This is in contrast to the more regional sparkler, Blanquette de Limoux, created from mainly Mauzac with tiny amounts of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc.