The wines from Alsace date back to 589 A.D., but Cremant d’Alsace has more recent beginnings, starting in 1900. Dopff au Moulin (founded in 1574) was the first to produce Cremant d’Alsace in the Method Champenoise style. Cremant d’Alsace received AOC status for sparkling wine in 1976. Two types of Cremant are produced today, resulting in about 2.5 million+ cases of Cremant d’Alsace production annually:
Wolfberger's Cremant d'Alsace Brut has a pale golden color. Fine, persistent bubbles. Floral nose with a hint of spiciness, gentle fruitiness (peach, apricot), and lovely balance. Fruity and lively in the palate, it has a clean and crisp finish.
Cremant d'Alsace is pleasant young, but can also age in the cellar for several years. It should be served well-chilled, to fully reveal its delicate flavor, aroma and freshness.
Cremant d'Alsace is great as an aperitif, alone or with appetizers; it is delicious at the dinner table, particularly with seafood, salmon, shellfish, white meat and game, and harmoniously adapt to most desserts, cheese and majestically crowning a meal.
SILVER MEDAL - Effervescents du Monde 2010
Effervescents du Monde 2010 - SILVER
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GOLD MEDAL - Effervescents du Monde 2011 Ranked #2 out of 500 Wines
Effervescents du Monde 2011 - GOLD - Ranked #2 out of 500 Wines
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"Straw color. Bright, fruity, creamy aromas of green apple pastry, peaches in cream, and lemon chiffon with a supple, tangy, finely carbonated, dry-yet-fruity medium body and an effortless, amusing, medium-long white nuts, lime-pineapple sorbet, and minerals finish with no oak. A refreshing, tangy sparkling wine that will shine at the table."
Beverage Testing Institute (November 25th 2015), 94 pts (Exceptional)
WORLD WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARD: Gold Medal
"Made the traditional method, this 90/10 blend of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Auxerrois from the Alsace with a minimum of 12 months on the lees. Showing apple and shortbread on the nose, this Crémant has a lovely creamy, textured mouth feel and firm acidity that combine to offer unusual drinking pleasure in a wine of this price. If you’re trying to decide whether to buy a Prosecco or spend a few more dollars for this wine, I’d say go for it!"
- International Wine Review (Champagnes & Sparkling Wines for the Holidays: The Best of 2018), 91 pts
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"There is a touch of apricot tart on the nose, with notes of juicy baked fruit and buttery crust. A tarter aspect comes from green apple. The palate is fresh and wraps the lively, cleanly delineated fruit into gentle pastry aromas. The body is elegant, the finish is dry and fresh and brings out more of that wonderful apple tartness."
Wine Enthusiast Magazine (November 2018), 90 pts
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- Wine Enthusiast (November 2018), 90 pts
Wine Enthusiast (Dec 1st 2015), 90 pts
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"Bright and fresh, this shows lively flavors of tangerine and green apple, underlined by subtle notes of lees aging. It's vibrant, clean and excellent value."
Wine & Spirits (Dec 2011), 89 pts + BEST BUY
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"Notions of apple, yeast and lemon still come with a little reduction on this wine's nose. Citrus freshness, an almost creamy mousse and a touch of white pepper make this very nimble and easy to like. The light body has depth and a frothy, dry and lemony finish. - ANNE KREBIEHL MW"
- Wine Enthusiast Magazine (November 2020), 89 pts
"Lees aging leans almonds and earth tones to this crémant. Its tart apple fruit is light with a brisk minerality. For a tarte flambée shared with friends."
Wine & Spirits Magazine (December 2012), 88 pts + BEST BUY
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"Attractive, best-selling Crémant d'Alsace, with its crisp apple and almond flavors to go with the acidity. It is lively, well-balanced, a great value in sparkling wines. - RV"
Wine Enthusiast (Dec 15th 2011), 88 pts
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"This bargain bubbly bursts with bright red-fruit flavors and scintillating acidity. It punches well above its price, with nice depth and complexity. ABV: 12 percent. - Dave McIntyre"
- Washington Post ("Bottled poetry, plus 4 other wines to ring in 2016", December 26th 2015), ** 1/2
Wolfberger is a union of producers located in Eguisheim, south of Colmar in Alsace. The city was also the home of Pope Leo IX, the Reformer (Pope from 1048 – ...
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