In Europe, "Blanc de Noirs" is made from 100% black grapes, but 25% Chardonnay is added to maintain the delicacy of the flavor, resulting in a pale salmon pink that is almost white with excellent balance and fullness.
A popular sparkling wine.
The French Gruet family continues to produce high quality champagne.
They found their ideal location on a chance trip to New Mexico.
When you hear New Mexico, you might imagine warm resorts like the famous Santa Fe, but Gruet's New Mexico vineyards are located at an altitude of 1,300 meters, have a cool, dry climate that is ideal for organic farming, and all of this at incredibly low costs...
His son Laurent and daughter Nathalie moved to the area and began making wine using traditional Champagne methods.
It received exceptionally high praise from the first vintage and quickly became a very popular sparkling wine in the United States.
The company currently has contracts with top vineyards in California and Washington and is releasing a variety of balanced, valuable cuvées.