Jean-Baptiste Adam Cremant d'Alsace Brut Reserve Rose 750ml

Description

This cre9mant, with Pinot Noir, has a nice salmon dress. On the nose, it expresses notes of currants and red fruits. On the palate, fine bubbles will caress your palate to let appear then the fleshy side of the fruit.

Producer Description

In May 2014, Jean-Baptiste Adam and his family celebrated the 400th anniversary of their family being grape growers and winemakers in Ammerschwihr,Throughout the centuries the family of Adam grew grapes, made wine, sold wine locally and sold wine in foreign lands. They survived the Thirty Years War (1618-1648), the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic wars, annexation by Germany and back to France, WWI, WWII, famine, disease, you name it. The family has a history of being leaders in their little hamlet, from nearly all of them serving on the town council to some of them elected Mayor of Ammerschwihr.Taking the reins from his father, Jean-Marie, in 1996, Jean-Baptiste V began managing the winery. He started working at the winery in 1982, at the age of 21, after finishing studies of wine, enology, and marketing. Soon after taking charge of the company, he modernized the winery and expanded it to create a processing and storage facility for the production of Cre9mant. In 2003, he embraced the practices of biodynamic agriculture wholeheartedly. In keeping with the family tradition of leading, Jean-Baptiste is now considered one of the leaders of biodynamic farming practices in Alsace.Jean-Baptiste's daughter, Laure, is now the 15th generation to work in the family business. Armed with a BS in Viticulture and Enology, a Wine and Commerce license, and a Master's degree in Wine Management & Marketing, she is an integral part of the business. She manages all things marketing for the winery.Jean-Baptiste Adam produces wines of elegance, balance, minerality and longevity.