Domaine Rondeau Bugey-Cerdon Methode Ancestrale NV SF Chronicle crafting wines of remarkable elegance

crafting wines of remarkable elegance and precision from their Premier and Grand Cru holdings in the Côte des Blancs

and Champ is a perfect introduction to his classical style

three separate distillations of spices and bitter peels of Curacao oranges blended with brandy and Ferrand cognac

this 2019 was bottled under Audoy stewardship

Domaine Rondeau Bugey-Cerdon Methode Ancestrale NV SF Chronicle crafting wines of remarkable eleganceBugey Cerdon is the answer to almost every awkward wine question you have: brunch, a birthday, dessert, a hot afternoon, the friend who says they don't like wine. It comes from steep alpine slopes between Lyon and Geneva and is made by methode ancestrale one fermentation, bottled before it finishes, so the bubbles and the leftover sweetness are the same event rather than two separate decisions. Rondeau's is Gamay driven, organically farmed, and low