NV Arnaud Lambert Brézé Brut, Crémant de Loire, France

A superb Crémant that over-delivers for the price, especially when considering the exhausting effort made to craft such an inexpensive sparkler from one of the Loire Valley’s greatest terroirs, Brézé. The blend here is Chenin Blanc with the rest Chardonnay; used to soften up, add body and round out the edges of the extremely tense character of the Chenin grown in the coldest sites. Golden yellow in color, light in body with aromas of fresh citrus, honey, and minerality. Crisp acidity, dry and elegant. Lively persistent bubbles.