There are a few producers making Crémant of top quality, and Yves Guegniard is one of them. He runs the esteemed Domaine de la Bergerie, located in the region of Anjou Saumur. They make many different types of wine and all are worth seeking out. We offered their Chenin Blanc Sparkling Crémant 6 weeks ago and everyone all over the country has been raving about it. The Sparkling Rosé version is made in a slightly different way, called “Methode Ancestrale.” This method of sparkling wine production is different from the traditional method. The base wine is a bit sweet and still fermenting when it is bottled, with active yeast still eating the sugar, creating CO2, causing the bubbles in the wine.

This Rosé just landed from France, it is absolutely delicious and just in time for the summer heat. The wine has a light pink color and shows very pure aromatics of unripe strawberry, pomegranate, lemon peel, chalk and rose petals. The palate is dry and confirms the fruits on the nose with a fine minerality that has purity and focus. I have not tasted a sparkling Rosé of this price and quality that brought such pleasure, in a very long time. I feel this wine shows best out of a standard all purpose glass and the ideal serving temperature is about 45-50 degrees.