Bugey-Cerndon Sparkling Gamay
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100% Gamay Methode Ancestrale
It’s so cheerful and sparkly, without too much of an “attaque.” Cheerful red berries, baking spice, notes of brown sugar and a lifted finish make this the cranberry to your turkey, the cream soda to root beer.
Bugey lies on the line between Lyon and Geneva in the foothills of the alps. It has Savoie to the east, the Jura to the north, Burgundy to the west, and the Rhone to the south. While grapes have been grown here since Roman times, Bugey and Cerdon were only granted AOC status in 2009. Lately, the area’s wines have been getting more attention but the economic climate was not always so favorable. So it was that in 1970 the Lingot, Martin and Bolliet families joined forces to ensure their continued production of Cerdon. They were joined in 2006 by the Guillon family, all under the name Lingot Martin.
Cerdon is a ‘cru’ of the Bugey wine region, covering a mere 137 hectares. Of these Lingot Martin cultivate 40 (which is large for the area), on steep slopes ranging up to and over 1200 feet. The soils are stony clayey-limestone. These soils provide nutrients, humidity, and natural drainage to the vines. The limestone adds lift while the stony clay soils add to the depth of fruit flavor.
Cerdon is a single-fermentation sparkli
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