Victorine de Chastenay Crémant de Bourgogne

The holidays are coming up and a good sparkling wine from Burgundy is the Victorine de Chastenay. This crémant (the name of a sparkling wine made outside of the Champagne region) went into one of the gift baskets that was part of the drawing that we had for our harvest party. It is imported by Skurnik. The crémant is made from 75% Pinot Noir, 10% Gamay, 10% Aligoté, and 5% Chardonnay. The fruit comes from 40 year old vines from the Côtes de Nuits and Côtes De Beaune in Burgundy. The complex and refreshing Brut Blanc is made completely in tank to preserve the minerality and freshness of the Côte d’Or fruit and are aged on the lees for 20 months before release (the minimum for the appellation is 12 months!).
This crémant retails for under $20.00 and is a good bubbly to serve at Christmas or New Years! (or really at any time, IMHO).