François Montand Brut Rose

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Wine Description

For centuries, Méthode Champenoise, also known as Méthode Traditionnelle, has been the gold standard for sparkling wine production. A production style that proves to be much more labor-intensive, but the added quality garnered is well worth the effort. With Méthode Traditionnelle the wine goes through its second fermentation in the bottle adding richness and complexity, due to the time it spends on the lees. This style gave Champagne the reputation for premium quality it heralds to this day.

François Montand offers a great tasting sparkling wine, made in the Méthode Traditionnelle, at a value.  With an elegant, classic French label, François Montand introduces more people to this winemaking style, showing wine lovers everywhere that a well-made, high quality sparkling wine can be accessible. 

Chardonnay Grapes
Jura Vineyards
Cellar Room
Gyroplattes
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Acclaim
“Montand sources Grenache and Cinsault from various sites in France, including Gascony and the Jura, for this traditional-method sparkler that spends a modest nine months en tirage prior to disgorgement. The finished sugar is 10 g/L. The color is peachy salmon with yellow glints, and the body is animated by a coarse but quiet bead. The wine smells of wet stone and strawberries, like peach melba and spearmint. The palate fizzes in flavors of peach nectar, honeydew, and spring berries. There’s a lovely bitter-savory mid-section that adds gravitas, and it finishes with saline minerality.

Serve it as an aperitif with salty snacks – smoked salmon, charcuterie, roasted nuts, cheese straws – or with a light first course of seafood, especially shellfish. Perfect with shrimp, its sweetness and briny quality a great match. Try it also with spicy Thai and Indian curries. It’s a screaming deal at about $14.”
— Terroir Review, May 2021
“…A light salmon pink, it smelled of deliciously ripe watermelon and strawberries. The wine tasted fruity, spicy and essentially dry, with watermelon notes, ample lemon-orange acids and a finish of powdered candy. The bubbles, especially at the beginning, felt focused and prickly. I would never have guessed, either from the pretty label or the taste, that this sparkler costs only about $15.”
— Odd Bacchus, Feb 2016
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Vineyard & Production Info
Soil composition
Clay and Limestone
Harvest time:
September
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Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
Grenache, Cinsault
Length of bottle aging:
9 months on the lees
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.3
Acidity:
3.1 g/L
Alcohol:
11 %
Dry extract:
35 g/L
Residual sugar:
10 g/L
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Wine Production

The quality of François Montand wines start in the vineyard with a rigorous selection of the best grapes. The grapes are harvested at optimal ripeness to ensure the best balance between sugar and acidity.

After careful sorting, the grapes are pressed gently to keep all the aromatic potential of the fruit. The first fermentation occurs at low temperatures with selected yeasts. After blending and bottling, the liqueur de tirage is added and the secondary fermentation begins. The wine is then aged horizontally for at least nine months before being disgorged and prepared for shipment.

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About the Vineyard

François Montand’s grapes come from diverse terroirs throughout France, ensuring the best possible fruit for consistently excellent sparkling wines at a great value. Select vineyards are located in the Gascony region in Southwest France where the climate is influenced by the Atlantic, and the soils are alluvial with clay and sand. Additional vineyard sites are located on the west facing slopes of the Jura Mountains. Here, the climate is continental with many similarities to Burgundy, and the soils are mostly clay and limestone with some marl deposits.