NV Parigot 'La Sentinelle' Crémant de Bourgogne Extra Brut

Blend: 80% Chardonnay, 20% AligoteFrom: (Savigny-les-Beaune) Burgundy, France Taste: Champagne quality for Crémant prices? Yes, yes indeed. This charming Crémant comes to you from old vines in Burgundy’s Côte de Beaune and Hautes-Côtes. Its cépage consists of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Aligote, and the lovely bubbly has spent 36 months aging before release (the bottles are even hand-riddled!). Golden, toasty, and fresh. Lemon citrus, floral notes, and yeasty biscuits meet a chiseled core and long, elevated finish with zingy acidity and precision. Fair warning: it goes down too quickly, but you won't regret it even for a second. Pairing: Chicken karaage! Thankfully, there are new places around town that serve this delightful dish as take-out (and honestly, since we’re both lazy and always working, this is our favorite way to pair this wine), but if you prefer doing things the tried and true way of “DIY,” the recipe from the NY Times should do the trick. An excerpt from the recipe: “At Kunya