Domaine du Tunnel Saint-Peray sparkling cellar, Saint-Peray ★ 4.6
Stephane Robert's Domaine du Tunnel produces the finest Saint-Peray sparkling Marsanne in the appellation, a methode traditionnelle white using Marsanne on granite soils. Saint-Peray sparkling is a 19th-century tradition revived by a handful of committed producers; tasting it at the cellar door in Saint-Peray is one of the most distinctive wine experiences in the northern Rhone.
The list: Saint-Peray AOC sparkling Marsanne methode traditionnelle; also still Saint-Peray and Cornas; cellar-door tasting by appointment
Tip: Saint-Peray sparkling Marsanne is nothing like Champagne: it is broader, richer, and more textured, with honey and beeswax alongside stone fruit. A uniquely Rhone experience.