Domaine Ligier Cremant du Jura Rose Brut NV CS20230929 and tropical fruit delights on

and tropical fruit delights on the nose

with rich earth tones and savory smokiness

They work steep limestone slopes around the sleepy village of Jambles

but it's wired together by genuine acid and salinity — a Sauvignon for people who normally drink Chablis or Sancerre

Domaine Ligier Cremant du Jura Rose Brut NV CS20230929 and tropical fruit delights onNearly every sparkling rose you will ever drink is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The Ligier family, working the marl and clay slopes of Arbois, throws Trousseau into the blend instead, and Trousseau is the Jura's cult red grape, usually far too precious to be bubbled. It changes everything: where most rose sparklers are soft and strawberry sweet, this one has spice, grip, and a wild edge. Gently macerated to a pale pink, then aged 30 months on its lees,