I recently stumbled upon a French Bubbly for just $9.99 at a local wine shop, and I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts with you all! Join me as I discuss the Lealais Blanc de Blanc Brute sparkling wine from Burgundy, made from Chardonnay grapes, offering a unique combination of flavors and techniques.
Made using the Charmat method, which is typically used for Prosecco, this wine provides a delightful marriage of Prosecco and Champagne styles. With notes of lemon, melon, apple, nectarine, and juicy peach, this dry wine is perfect for any occasion. So treat yourself to a French bubbly on a Tuesday evening – you deserve it! Listen in as I take a sip and share my thoughts on this delightful find, and stay tuned for some upcoming Costco wine reviews in the next few days. Cheers!
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Speaker 1
0:03
Hey
,
welcome
,
it's
Domain
Dave
,
with
another
cheapwinefightercom
podcast
for
a
wine
we
wrote
up
on
the
cheapwinefightercom
website
,
which
is
what
we're
doing
,
what
I'm
doing
.
So
today
we've
got
a
little
bit
different
,
a
little
bit
interesting
.
I
went
to
a
local
wine
shop
and
I
found
this
French
Bubbly
999
.
This
is
not
a
store
brand
,
this
is
just
straight
up
And
this
is
also
something
that
this
particular
wine
might
not
be
available
in
48
states
.
It's
not
something
you
can
go
into
your
local
wine
shop
and
guarantee
you'll
find
,
but
there's
something
like
it
will
be
in
there
.
And
that's
the
important
part
,
because
they're
all
going
to
be
a
little
bit
different
and
we'll
explain
why
.
Speaker 1
0:54
The
Ogamy
fairly
decent
to
drink
,
and
what
we
have
here
is
the
Lealais
Blanc
de
Blanc
Brute
sparkling
wine
from
Burgundy
.
It's
Chardonnay
.
Chardonnay
is
the
grape
of
Burgundy
.
It's
also
the
grape
of
Champagne
,
along
with
Pinot
Noir
and
Pinot
Mounais
.
Champagne
is
on
the
northern
section
of
Burgundy
,
rouge
Relay
is
in
the
southern
and
Burgundy
is
in
the
different
.
That's
the
home
of
Chardonnay
.
Now
,
this
wine
is
999
for
a
reason
It's
because
it's
not
made
in
the
traditional
method
.
Speaker 1
1:29
They
don't
make
it
like
Champagne
,
where
they
ferment
the
wine
once
and
they
put
it
in
,
they
bottle
it
and
then
they
put
some
Eastern
sugar
in
each
bottle
to
close
it
up
and
come
back
a
year
and
a
half
later
.
That's
not
this
.
This
is
Charmat
method
.
Charmat
method
is
Prosecco
.
They
ferment
,
the
grapes
,
age
a
little
bit
and
they
pour
it
all
into
this
huge
pressurized
vat
.
Throw
in
a
measured
amount
of
Eastern
sugar
there
,
crank
the
seal
it
up
,
crank
the
pressure
and
in
a
couple
of
weeks
,
a
couple
of
months
,
the
bubbles
are
incorporated
.
It's
kind
of
like
Champagne
is
like
Renaissance
technology
and
Charmat
method
is
industrial
age
technology
.
It's
like
from
1880
to
1890
.
They
haven't
had
a
newer
system
and
they've
come
up
something
for
too
long
.
But
that's
what
that
is
and
it's
a
little
easier
.
It
takes
18
months
for
Champagne
to
come
to
fruition
and
these
come
maybe
three
weeks
,
month
and
a
half
,
two
months
,
if
you
ever
wondered
what
a
Prosecco
would
taste
like
.
Speaker 1
2:46
And
they're
made
with
the
glera
grape
.
The
one
thing
about
the
glera
grape
that's
kind
of
weird
is
they
don't
have
just
regular
glera
grapes
.
Very
seldom
still
wine
.
I've
been
told
by
winemakers
in
who
make
Prosecco
that's
not
an
interesting
still
wine
.
It
turns
into
something
when
they
turn
it
into
bubbly
.
But
Chardonnay
is
kind
of
like
the
king
grape
when
it
comes
to
bubbly
,
that
Pinot
Noir
.
So
if
you
ever
wondered
what
a
Prosecco
and
a
Champagne
kind
of
put
together
would
be
and
for
10
bucks
I
shouldn't
get
too
over
my
skis
with
the
Champagne
comparisons
,
but
it's
that
grape
,
it's
a
Chardonnay
grape
.
Everybody
knows
it
,
they
know
it's
a
still
wine
,
they
know
it
in
bubbly
and
it's
something
a
little
bit
different
.
In
Cava
they
have
the
three
grapes
Peralata
,
charlo
and
Macabee
All
good
grapes
,
but
it's
always
nice
to
have
a
Cava
with
Chardonnay
in
there
because
those
flavors
really
do
well
with
sparkling
wine
.
And
here
we
got
a
French
burgundy
,
charmat
Prosecco
style
bubbly
with
Chardonnay
And
it's
pretty
good
.
Speaker 1
4:07
I'm
going
to
take
a
sip
.
It's
not
a
hugely
complex
wine
,
it's
not
one
of
those
wines
,
but
let's
sip
it
.
But
it
does
taste
good
.
It's
got
a
lemon
line
thing
going
on
and
it
has
some
melon
and
some
lemon
and
apple
,
maybe
some
nectarine
,
some
juicy
peach
.
I
mean
there's
like
it's
a
dry
wine
.
It's
a
deblonk
,
deblonk
,
blonk
.
Speaker 1
4:43
Deblonk
means
white
wine
from
white
grapes
and
it's
brute
,
meaning
it's
not
sweet
,
though
it
has
a
couple
of
those
flavors
that
are
kind
of
juicy
.
You
know
it's
nectar
sweet
,
not
sugar
sweet
.
Yeah
,
it's
for
ten
bucks
a
French
bubbly
from
Burgundy
.
I
can
see
you
can
be
able
to
find
it
everywhere
.
But
you
will
be
able
to
find
French
bubblies
for
ten
bucks
in
most
cities
and
most
decent
wine
shops
.
And
maybe
it's
not
from
Burgundy
,
maybe
it's
from
the
lower
valley
,
maybe
it's
from
Longwood
or
something
anywhere
that
they
have
good
white
grapes
,
that
they'll
have
it
there
And
it's
kind
of
nice
.
Speaker 1
5:26
It's
a
yeah
,
i'm
going
to
take
another
sip
because
it's
one
of
those
wines
Ten
bucks
for
a
French
bubbly
on
a
Tuesday
afternoon
,
tuesday
evening
.
You
know
that's
kind
of
funny
,
you
know
.
I
mean
,
that's
what
else
do
you
want
out
of
your
wine
?
And
you
know
,
in
that
price
point
you're
talking
about
same
old
.
Same
old
for
versecos
or
maybe
some
American
kind
of
ten-buck
wines
,
and
here
you're
getting
something
unique
and
different
and
French
.
So
that's
it
for
me
.
Domaine
Dave
.
That
was
the
Lealais
Blanc
du
Blanc
Brute
.
We've
got
a
couple
more
wines
coming
.
I
got
a
couple
of
Costco
things
happening
.
We'll
do
that
in
the
next
few
days
And
that's
it
for
me
.
Stay
warm
,
stay
safe
,
and
I
will
be
talking
to
everybody
in
a
couple
of
days
.
Like
us
,
we
like
your
podcast
,
we
will
.
It
does
help
.
Thanks
a
lot
,
bye
.
