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WA 87
France
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Other
In stock, 12+ available
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87 points David Schildknecht (Wine Advocate): "[$22 list] Like the renditions of Patrick Bottex (reviewed elsewhere in this issue) and Domaine Renardat-Fache, Bernard Rondeau's non-vintage Bugey Cerdon is a pink, 8.5% alcohol -methode ancestrale- sparkling Gamay that only a hardened wine snob could resist, much less hate. Brimming with fresh strawberries and red raspberries tinged with lemon zest and salt, it displays subtle creaminess alongside its fresh fruit vivacity and fine mousse, and refreshes simply, yet with impressive persistence and less obvious sweetness than most wines of its ilk. Enjoy it on its own anytime or with fruits or cheeses but buy from a merchant who can vouch for the wine's having recently been bottled. (Aug 2009)"
Bugey is a lesser-known wine-growing region in France, located midway between Lyon and the Swiss border. It is often lumped in as being part of two other isolated regions, the Savoie (which it is not) or the Jura (of which it is also not). The sparkling wine Cerdon de Bugey is relatively sweet and is always pink. Its white wine world equivalents are perhaps Clairette de Die or Moscato d'Asti. Its red comparisons are perhaps Brachetto d'Acqui or Lambrusco. At Domaine Rondeau, the Cerdon is made with 100% Gamay, harvested by hand. Cerdon de Bugey, like most rosé wine, is best consumed in its first year of release. It is not a wine that one lays down. It is during this first year that all its aromas are present in their most flattering and enjoyable forms, including strawberry, cherry, cream and a hint of spice. Honestly, this is literally like a strawberry parfait in a glass. At about 40 grams of residual sugar, the wine does have some perceptible sweetness; however, with the very delicate tannin of Gamay and the supporting acidity, the wine comes across as being less sweet than it actually is. Cerdon is absolutely delightful as an aperitif. Better yet, it can serve as a wonderful accompaniment to fruit-based desserts, beignets with powdered sugar, or chocolate-based sweets.
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