In the glass, the pale yellow color reveals tenacious bubbles. The nose releases aromas of apples, honey and blood oranges. On the palate, bubbles are persistent and creamy, and aromas of pears, white peaches and roasted nuts blend together. The acidity is zesty, but well-balanced by the light dosage.
le blanc 2023
Out of Stock34.00 $
Available at SAQ
Description
Nordicity at its best
Those who have followed our journey since its early days, will have shared in the progress of this flagship wine.
Le Blanc evolved alongside our growing understanding of our Appalachian highlands’ terroir and now embodies our expertise of winemaking in northern regions. A true representation of the intrinsic characteristics of our blends, Le Blanc is stimulating and vibrantly fruity. The limited ageing on lees (of no less than 12 months), makes its pleasant acidity more pronounced than our in our other traditional method wines.
Québec wines are becoming increasingly popular thanks to their growing availability. It was important to us to make sure all could enjoy our wines by offering a special vintage at an affordable price. That is mainly why a selection of Bergeville vintages have been on the SAQ shelves since 2017. To align our offerings to the sparkling wines of the region, we first proposed a classic vintage with slightly higher dosage but still true to the Bergeville approach. Starting in 2021, we followed our hearts (and our expertise) and lowered the dosage to 4 g/L. Le Blanc then proudly became the official sparkling wine of the 100th birthday of the SAQ, under the pseudonym L’Effervescent. This truly confirmed its preminence for gatherings and celebrations.
Le Blanc is our homage to nordicity and the quintessential sparkling wine for all celebrations.
Tasting & pairings
A jubilant sparkling wine, Le Blanc is ideal as an aperitif. Its pleasant acidity counterbalances heavier foods such as fried calamari, tempura or rich tapas. One of our favourite pairings is as an accompaniment to a grilled white fish served with a citrus sauce, or eggs benedict for brunch.
Drinking temperature: 10°C
Can be stored and kept: up to 5 years
Notes from the winemaker
The 2023 vintage was marked by several extreme events: a winter with little snow but a few very cold nights, several traumatic spring frosts (but minimal losses) and a very rainy summer. Fortunately, three unexpected weeks of sunny and dry weather before the harvest enabled us to harvest grapes of excellent quality. This vintage, due to the cool and humid season, is the incarnation of a nordic wine – 2023 was the perfect year to craft sparkling wines!
When brought in from the fields, the grapes are pressed directly. Cold fermentation, on indigenous yeast and in stainless steel vats, preserve the wine’s freshness and fruity aroma. The forming of bubbles during the second fermentation takes place using neutral yeast from a Champagne biodynamic vineyard and organic beet sugar. Le Blanc then matures on lees for a minimum of 15 months and is subjected to neither fining nor filtering.
Technical specifications
Winemaking : Traditional method
Grape content : 29 % acadie blanc, 26 % vidal, 19 % seyval, 16% frontenac blanc, 6% frontenac gris, 6 % st-pépin
Type : Brut
Dosage : 4 g/L
Degree of alcohol : 12 %
Format : 750 ml
Certified Organic and IGP Vin du Québec by Ecocert Canada
Suitable for vegans
Range
Festive
Using the traditional method, we have crafted these sparkling wines since our beginnings, improving each new vintage even more. Those wines are the best example of Quebec`s inherent potential for bubblies. Dynamic, crisp and unifying, they are the most obvious choice for all your cocktail needs.
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