Jean-Baptiste Adam Cremant d'Alsace Brut Rose NV SHELF then aged five months in

then aged five months in oak casks

where the 2023 vintage shows subtle white flower

near Modena

which makes it the way into a cellar where most bottles disappear for the better part of a decade

Jean-Baptiste Adam Cremant d'Alsace Brut Rose NV SHELF then aged five months inSparkling rose has a bad habit of tasting like candy. This one doesn't. Jean Baptiste Adam has been in Ammerschwihr since 1614 fifteen generations and went biodynamic in 2003, early for Alsace and rare for a house this size. The rose is Pinot Noir given just a few hours on the skins, which is why it lands pale rather than pink lemonade, and it's finished dry. Traditional method bubbles from Alsace remain one of the smartest corners of French sparkling