For those who love real-deal Champagne but hate paying the price, I've got just the solution. La Cave du Prieuré's classy Crémant is made just like Champagne, but it comes from Burgundy.
At just $23.99 and 20% off the regular price ($29.99), it's a fabulous deal in high-quality sparkling wine.
A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, two of the classic Champagne grapes, it shows aromas and flavors of pear, apple, cherry, lemon curd, almond, and brioche. Sounds a bit like Champagne right? Trust me, it tastes like true Champagne, it just costs a lot less.
Now in its 3rd generation, Domaine du Prieuré is run by husband and wife Stephen and Lucie Maurice. Under their watch, the estate attained organic certification, and the wines are better than ever. Many of you know and love their still (non-bubbly) wines, as we have sold many cases of their white and red Burgundies over the years, and they are also wonderful values, just like their Crémant.
So what is Crémant? I know there's some confusion here, as there is also a famed, Grand Cru Champagne village called Cramant. A Crémant is a sparkling wine made exactly like Champagne, but made outside of the Champagne region. Made methode traditionelle, where the second fermentation and the aging takes place inside the bottle, wines made in this fashion possess finer bubble and a more elegant style.
That is definitely the case here -- the Prieuré Crémant is aged for 24 months on the lies, the spent yeast cells upon which the wine rests. That's 9 more months of aging than what is required for Champagne, and that longer aging helps the wine settle and become more balanced and complex.
After consistently selling out of this one week after week, I got fed up and just bought it all. We just took shipment of the last 10 cases that will make their way to North Carolina this year.
On deal for just $23.99/bottle best price (no further discounts) while supplies last. We have 84 bottles available.
Josh Spurling
Owner/Operator/Wine Lover
Table Wine Asheville
