Charles Frey Crémant Brut Nature 2024

Charles Frey Crémant Brut Nature 2024

Luxurious & Toasty Dry Sparkling Pinot Blanc • Riesling • Auxerrois Alsace , France
Bone-dry Alsatian fizz with crisp citrus, luxurious richness and a beautifully mineral finish.
£23.95
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Why You'll Love It
If you're looking for an alternative to Champagne that punches well above its price point, this is a brilliant place to start. The nose is packed with crisp orchard fruit, citrus peel and hints of fresh bread and toasted nuts from extended lees ageing. On the palate it's bone dry and beautifully focused, with fine bubbles and a refreshing mineral finish. The absence of dosage gives the wine tremendous purity and makes it uber food-friendly. Serve as an aperitif, with oysters, smoked salmon, crab, sushi or delicate seafood dishes. It's also fantastic with hard cheeses and makes a wonderfully sophisticated celebratory bottle.
About The Producer
Domaine Charles Frey is based in Dambach-la-Ville, a beautiful medieval village on the Alsace Wine Route. Originally from Switzerland, the Frey family settled here in 1709 and initially practised mixed farming, cultivating just 1.5 hectares of vines. Charles and Renée Frey devoted themselves fully to viticulture in the 1960s, releasing the domaine’s first bottles in 1963.

A more radical chapter began in 1996, when their son Dominique started converting the entire estate to organic and biodynamic farming. At the time, this was far from fashionable, making Charles Frey one of the early pioneers of biodynamics in Alsace.

Today, the domaine farms 20 hectares across four villages, including parcels within the granite-rich Grand Cru Frankstein. Its commitment to thoughtful farming extends beyond the vineyards: in 2010, the Freys built an impressive bioclimatic cellar from natural materials, designed to regulate temperature and humidity passively. Now led by brothers Julien and Thiébaud, this is an estate with more than three centuries of history, but very little interest in standing still.
Winemaking Information
Made using the traditional method, with a second fermentation taking place in bottle to create its fine, persistent mousse. The wine is produced from a blend of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois and Riesling grown on sandy, loam and granitic soils around Dambach-la-Ville in Alsace. After fermentation, the wine spends at least 24 months ageing on its lees ("sur lattes"), adding complexity, texture and subtle notes of toast and brioche. As a Brut Nature, no dosage is added after disgorgement, preserving the wine's purity, freshness and mineral character.
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Wine Details
Grape
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Riesling
  • Auxerrois
Region Alsace
Country France
Wine Type Sparkling
Wine Style Luxurious & Toasty Dry Sparkling
Vintage 2024
ABV 12.50%
Volume 75cl
Production Methods
  • Organic
  • Biodynamic
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
Note: Wines listed as "Organic" and "Biodynamic" refer to both practising and certified production.