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Instead, François uses an adaptation of the abandoned <em>m&eacute;thode ancienne: </em>bottling the wine just before the natural grape sugar completes its primary fermentation. It’s a process fraught with the peril of exploding bottles, but it preserves the biodynamic integrity of the wine: there is nothing in the bottle but good grapes, which, according to Maxime’s <em>fiche technique, </em>include about 40% Pinot Gris, 35% Pinot Auxerrois, 12% Chardonnay, and a bit of Pinot Blanc, Riesling, and Pinot Noir.<br /><br /><strong>This Biodynamic Sparkling Wine: </strong><strong>Cremant d&rsquo;Alsace Domaine Barm&egrave;s-Buecher 2014</strong><br /><br />This is a sparkling wine that you really want to smell and taste. So use a good wine glass, not a tall skinny flute. The color suggests the <strong>golden delicious apples </strong>and<strong> Bosc pears </strong>that emerge in the nose when the wine is first poured. Later, <strong>carambola,</strong> <strong>raw honeycomb </strong>and <strong>salted marcona almonds </strong>move in and out of the background, trading places with<strong> freshly shaved nutmeg,</strong> <strong>fresh sourdough, </strong>and <strong>a fleeting suggestion of dried chamomile </strong>as the nose develops in the glass. On the palate, the wine is rich and mouthfilling, with <strong>a fine-grained creamy texture,</strong> and a solid core of <strong>sapid, </strong><strong>honeyed, </strong><strong>pink sandstone-infused white fruit flavors</strong>, including <strong>lemon zest </strong>and <strong>nectarines, </strong>that continues to evolve and put on weight, even after the creamy mousse subsides. 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