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Item Number: 7085
UPC: None
Country: France
Region: Alsace
Appellation/AVA: Cremant d'Alsace AOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2011
Grape(s): 42% Auxerrois / 36% Pinot Gris / 13% Chardonnay / 8% Pinot Blanc / 1% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Sparkling
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.5
Residual Sugar(g/L): 1.9
Total Acidity: 6.9
Viticulture: Certified Biodynamic
Winemaking Notes: The harvest was performed when the potential alcohol was 13%. The fermentation of the base wine was blocked by cold at 11.7% alcohol. In spring, the wine was bottled with the addition of a 'pied de cuve' yeast. The only sugars involved are natural fructose from the grape, not added sucrose. The wine took on mousse during a 6-9 month period of secondary fermentation in the bottle; it rested on its lees for a minimum of 16 months. At disgorgement, no 'liqueur d'expedition' (wine, sugar, or another substance) was added, to achieve the most vinous expression possible.
Tasting Notes: “A zero-dosage sparkling wine whose initial impression of lively petillance and keen, refreshing citrus slowly settles into a wine of gentle, charming textures, fringed with brioche, meringue, and jasmine-blossom tea.” - Jeremy Quinn
About: Located in Wettolsheim, one of the largest towns in Alsace by area under vine, Domaine Barmès Buecher was created in 1985 by Geneviève Barmès (née Buecher) and François Barmès with vineyards that had been in their families since the 17th century.
Ten years later, this energetic couple converted the Domaine's sixteen hectares to biodynamic farming, a practice that encourages agriculture based on the cycles of the planets and the moon. The objective was simple: to encourage the vines to reengage their natural state of being once clouded by modern farming and to encourage each vine to recover its natural state of equilibrium and harmony. The conversion to biodynamics has made the vines more resistant and autonomous.
The sudden loss of François in 2011 accelerated the installation of his children, Sophie and Maxime, as key figures in the family business. Today, Genevieve, Sophie and Maxime are determined to maintain the energy and balance acquired over the years by Domaine Barmès Buecher and to continue to grow.
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