Domaine Labet, Cremant Rose, 2022 bdycount091824 fermented and aged in stainless

fermented and aged in stainless steel to highlight purity

First-press only

The tannins are ripe but smooth

Franck Balthazar’s 2022 Cornas Cuvée Juliette hails from steep

Domaine Labet, Cremant Rose, 2022 bdycount091824 fermented and aged in stainlessPinot Noir has deep roots in the Jura the region faces Burgundy across the valley and shares plenty of the same Jurassic limestone and marl and Domaine Labet turns theirs into a rose Cremant that lands about as far from poolside frivolity as pink bubbles can get. It's light bodied and completely dry, built on tension rather than sweetness: wild strawberry and red currant, a chalky snap, a fine persistent bead. The Labet family farms small parcels