A very interesting blend (also known as cuvée) of the grapes Colombard, Ugni Blanc, and Chardonnay. Together they are aged for nearly a year before release, and this adds depth and spice to the white florals and gentle citrus of this wine. It is creamy and smooth, with lingering aromas of freshly baked bread, golden delicious apples, and Meyer lemon.

The original Francois Montand, a descendant of a long line of winemakers from Champagne, moved to the small Jura region in the 1940s and began making sparkling wines in the style of his birthplace. This small region in the east of France has since become known for the production of very high quality sparkling wines, and Francois soon became regarded as a Jura specialist and was instrumental in the creation of the Cremant du Jura appellation for sparkling wines. Today, Francois Montand wines are still produced in the Jura region (and indeed elsewhere across France) with strict adherence to the traditional method (always made the same way!), alongside a laser focus on harvesting the best grapes with the highest aromatic potential. The winemaker these days is Arnaud van der Voorde, whose experience has taken him from the Rhone Valley to Armagnac and now to the Jura. He's obsessed with utilising interesting grapes to create floral yet fresh wines as the base of high quality sparkling. The wines are consistently excellent and are a great introduction to the lesser-known sparklings of France.