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Bugey-Cerdon “La Cueille”
Patrick BottexOne morning I showed up to taste at Marcel Lapierre’s. Strewn around the cave, the parking lot, the dining room were empty bottles of Bugey-Cerdon. Party wine for the Gang of Four!
Here is a freshly bottled, fizzy, low-alcohol rosé that’s fun. Momentum is gathering as jaded palates discover the pleasures of Bugey-Cerdon.
—Kermit Lynch
Maeve's Pick
This wine is as festive as they come! Pink, bubbly, and softly sweet, I always keep a bottle (or two!) in my fridge to kick things off.
Wine Type: | sparkling |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 80% Gamay, 20% Poulsard |
Appellation: | Vin du Bugey |
Country: | France |
Region: | Savoie |
Producer: | Patrick Bottex |
Winemaker: | Patrick Bottex |
Vineyard: | Planted between 1960 and 2010 , 5.66 ha |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 8% |
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Bugey-Cerdon “La Cueille”
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
Its seductive deep pink glimmers in the glass, emanating ambrosial fragrances of alpine strawberries and roses.
About The Producer
Patrick Bottex
As a geographical crossroads between the Savoie, the Jura, Burgundy, and the Rhône, Bugey is one of the few regions where one can see both palm trees and snow within eyeshot. In La Cueille, Patrick and Catherine Bottex farm the limestone slopes above the Ain River. They have been working five hectares of land since 1991 and produce only a small quantity of their beautiful, intriguing sparkling wine. The resulting wine is delightfully refreshing with bright fruit, a beautiful rosé hue, and a touch of sweetness. Kermit had never heard of Bugey until Marcel Lapierre uncorked a beauty at one of his after-tasting parties. His best memory of drinking it, however, was from an ice chest at a hamburger barbecue on a beach in Hawaii.
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