NV Raphael Bartucci Sparkling

A semi-sweet sparkling wine that is very refreshing! Crisp and lively with fresh strawberry aromas & flavors. Its tart-sweet profile is very seductive.

Vinification Method: Sparkling obtained by spontaneous fermentation in the bottle, or “methode ancestrale.”  That is when two thirds of the fermentation happens in tanks, after which the unfinished wine is bottled. The bottles are put upright for about three months. The fermentation stops because the bottle is saturated with the CO2 produced by fermentation, where there is about 40 grams of residual natural sugar left per liter. It is then disgorged, and no sulfites are added. 8% alcohol – Varietals: 80% Gamay, 15% Poulsard, 5% Chardonnay

A sweet and fizzy pink bubbly from the Jura mountains near Savoie in Eastern France.
Light and frothy with just 8 percent alcohol, Bugey Cerdon is admired, at least among a smallish cadre of cognoscenti, as an ideal summer aperitif, a quenching sparkler that ranks among the most refreshing of wines.
But Bugey Cerdon isn’t just for sultry July afternoons any more: its crisp, tart-sweet profile, loaded with the juicy strawberry aromas and flavors of the Gamay grape, makes it an unexpectedly fine choice for the Thanksgiving table. It marries well with both light turkey meat and dark (not to mention all the traditional trimmings), and its Champagne-style bottle and cork pop with the festive flair that adds fun to the holiday meal.
Bartucci Bugey Cerdon is a fully organic wine in the vineyard and the winery, and adds no sulfites beyond those naturally produced by fermentation.