Sparkling Wines Alsace Mas Gabriel - Bulles de Jazz - 2024

Mas Gabriel's "Cuvée Bulles de Jazz" 2024 is an enticing sparkling wine made in the "blanc de blancs" style, which means it is crafted exclusively from white grape varieties. While the precise cépages are not specified, such cuvées from Alsace are typically composed of emblematic grapes such as Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc or Auxerrois. Their natural freshness and finesse suit the production of elegant, expressive sparkling wines. The 2024 vintage benefits from the region’s cool climate, offering superb purity and aromatic precision. Produced as a brut, this wine promises vibrant bubbles and a neatly dry finish, making it both refreshing and gastronomic.

Alsace is a remarkable wine region located in the east of France, along the Rhine, at the border with Germany. The vineyards benefit from a semi-continental climate with low rainfall, due to the protective Vosges mountains. This sheltered environment favours a slow and steady ripening, ensuring grapes retain both their vivid acidity and nuanced aromatics. The predominantly limestone and clay soils impart tension and salinity to the wines, while the region’s long history — blending French and German influences — is reflected in both its wine styles and gastronomy. Though particularly renowned for still aromatic whites, Alsace is increasingly celebrated for the precision and purity of its sparkling wines.

Food pairing with the Cuvée Bulles de Jazz brut blanc de blancs is versatile. Its mineral backbone and fine mousse make it a delightful aperitif, but it also shines alongside food. Try it with traditional Alsatian dishes like tarte flambée or a choucroute garnie, where its acidity will cut through the richness. It will also pair beautifully with seafood — oysters, prawns, or lightly grilled fish — and can elevate simple goat’s cheese or a delicate sushi platter.

For optimal enjoyment, serve this sparkling wine well-chilled, ideally at 6-8°C. Take care to use suitable flutes or tulip-shaped glasses to preserve the wine’s effervescence and concentrate its aromatic complexity. This will allow you to fully appreciate the subtle interplay of freshness, minerality, and fine bubbles characteristic of a modern Alsatian brut blanc de blancs.