Staff Pick

Gruet Brut - NV

Name: Gruet Brut
Brand: Gruet
SKU: 16934
Price: 16.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 16934 750 mL

A transplanted family from Champagne chose the micro-climates of New Mexico for the richness of the grapes that the area produced. The result is a fine sparkler combining very ripe fruit and a nice round texture.

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$203.88 $193.69/ Case of 12

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

USA

Region

New Mexico

Producer

Gruet

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir

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Staff Pick Notes

This is without a doubt my go-to American sparkling wine. Produced since 1989 by French transplants employing the méthode champenoise, Gruet Brut is top quality stuff. Made from 75% Chardonnay and 25% Pinot Noir, this bubbly is full-bodied and carries refreshing notes of grapefruit, green apple, and lime zest. Now I already know what you're thinking: they make wine in New Mexico? Have no fear - the Gruet family moved to the US from the Champagne region and discovered ideal sparkling winemaking conditions in Southwestern New Mexico's soils and microclimate. A true product of the American Dream, it is perfect for cocktail hour sipping, seafood dinner pairing, or alternative summer spritzing. Tasty and refreshing, there are few better values than this first-rate USA sparkler.

- MM

Glossary

Pinot Noir

The Burgundy region of northeastern France is the historic home of the Pinot Noir grape, and is the source of the world’s greatest examples. Here one finds renditions of Pinot Noir that deliver power with finesse and grace, wines that have unimaginable depth of flavor, yet are perfectly balanced and ephemeral in the mouth - in short, wines that deliver all that Pinot Noir has to offer. Terroir, the concept that wines from a specific region have unique and identifiable traits, is intricately...

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...