Auxerrois & Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France

A floral, salty and heavenly Alsatian ancestral method sparkling. Twelfth generation winemaker Jean-Pierre and Chantal Frick are world renowned EXPERTS in their field of natural wine. Since taking over the Frick family’s 12-hectare, Pfaffenheim estate in 1981, their timeline looks a lil’ something like this: the family had cultivated their vines organically since the 1970s (WAY ahead of their time already), adopted biodynamics and obtained Demeter certification in 1984, and in 1999 they made the decision to go no sulphur (on most every cuvée possible, labelled as “Sans sulfite ajouté”). FUN FACT! Their diverse, limestone-rich terroirs include the prestigious Grand Cru sites Steinert, Vorbourg, and Eichberg! A blend of fruity, floral auxerrois and citric, mineral pinot blanc, the partially fermented wine is bottled with residual sugars that continue to ferment, and is then rested for 12 months in bottle with it’s yeasts before disgorging (removing sediment). Bursting with zeal, wildflowers, bread yeast, tender herbs, dried quince fruit roll up, chalk, salt shaker, fall apple, rum spice & vanilla whispers. Enjoy while contemplating purchasing your own vineyard, this quote looping in your head, “To preserve the Earth and its microorganisms, we must not devote less, but more time and work!” – Chantal Frick.