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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.1 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 60 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by iLRagazzoAP on 8/22/2022 & rated 96 points: Incredible bottle. Drink now or keep laying it down. (1136 views) | | | Tasted by EMTAME on 4/19/2022 & rated 93 points: This was simply lovely. To my palate, it’s drinking at peak at age 15. A little fuller bodied than the standard Schramsberg sparkling wines, yet showing a lot of elegance. It’s got a beautiful golden color and persistent tiny bubbles. Everyone loved it as our opener for Easter dinner. (1397 views) | | | Tasted by EpochMD on 1/1/2021 & rated 96 points: The last wine of 2020 and the first of 2021, this is fantastic, opening and more expressive on day 2 (in a bouchon stopper to keep the magic in), notes of ripe crisp apple, bakers yeast, crust, and a long finish. Never getting tired of this. 96 (2381 views) | | | Tasted by forceberry on 11/3/2020 & rated 90 points: A blend of Chardonnay (84%) and Pinot Noir (16%), mainly from Napa and Sonoma. 12,8% alcohol, 12 g/l dosage and 9,7 g/l acidity. Tasted blind.
Deep lemon-yellow color. Aromas of yaesty French bread, tart green apples, some lemony citrus tones, a little bit of sourdough bread and a savory hint of smoke. The wine is dry, crisp and wonderfully acid-driven on the palate with flavors of tart green apple, some lemony tones, a little bit of creaminess, light mineral notes of tangy salinity, an autolytic hint of brioche and a sweeter touch of ripe white peach, lifted by the dosage. Good sense of structure, thanks to the racy acidity and rich, silky, medium-long mousse. The finish is crisp and steely with medium-long flavors of tart green apples, some lemony citrus fruits, a little bit of pithy grapefruit, light leesy notes of yeast and a hint of bready autolysis.
A very fresh, precise and serious sparkling wine that shows so much more complexity than your run-of-the-mill California bubbly. However, this wine didn't come across as complex and impressive as the best Schramsberg sparklers (J. Schram 2000, for example) I've tasted, being more similar to a good NV Champagne or a middling vintage Champagne. Very enjoyable, but doesn't really deliver for the price (94,80€) - you can get more rewarding Champagnes for half the price. (2591 views) | | | Tasted by JRockEsq on 1/1/2020: I didn't take formal notes, but we had this last night for NYE and it was excellent. Pretty rich (strong flavors of cream, brioche, and lemon), but well balanced with a lot of life left. (2623 views) | | | Tasted by JS199 on 12/25/2019 & rated 94 points: This is bursting with flavor and intensity. Has the stuffing to age awhile. Outstanding. 94+ (1798 views) | | | Tasted by schott on 12/31/2018 & rated 94 points: In our cellar since April 2016. Chilled in ice bath - very cold and popped and poured immediately. Wonderful golden straw color with plentiful fine bubbles. Amazing fruit hits you immediately - apple dominates. Light yeast on the nose. Light toasty bread flavor. Some nuttiness at the end. Great acid - well balanced with the other aspects. This is an outstanding sparkling wine - among the best that I have had in the last couple of years including those from Champagne and many that were more expensive. 94-95 pts in my opinion. As a Schramsberg club member, I got this for $80 which is an absolute steal. (2404 views) | | | Tasted by SurLie on 11/22/2018 & rated 93 points: Great Thanksgiving Sparkling (1604 views) | | | Tasted by ptconner on 12/2/2017 & rated 93 points: Green apple, brioche, hazelnut. Great length and finish. (2460 views) | | | Tasted by eschaefer on 5/24/2017 & rated 92 points: Flash note. A flash note is one that I distinctly remember the quality/overall rating of a wine but can’t give specifics because the tasting note was not written at time of tasting.
White showing better than rose these days. Crisp, biscuity. Very good. Well recommended (1505 views) | | | Tasted by domco on 3/12/2017: This is great. Crisp with nice citrus flavor but not tart at all. Just a touch of sweetness. Exceptionally well balanced. Not cheap but I think we'll be buying again... (2860 views) | | | Tasted by DonDon on 12/23/2016 & rated 96 points: Yes this is an insane score but this is an unbelievable wine. The acidity is stunning. Beautiful nuttiness and brioche. I'm sorry but this wine absolutely rivals Krug for me. I think this may be my favourite sparkling wine (including champagne) in the world. Will be buying a lot more. This is Schramsberg's top cuvée and if this was in champagne it would cost even more. I honestly think this is terrific value. Love it (2607 views) | | | Tasted by arthur05 on 12/18/2016 & rated 92 points: Tropical fruits, mainly pineapple, toasted brioche, hazelnut; rich and creamy with a long finish. (2342 views) | | | Tasted by bthatton on 12/6/2016 & rated 90 points: Definitely delicious. A hazelnut, almost amaretto flavor is spread over a piece of sourdough in a way that is not heavy at all. A bit of acidity rounds this out nicely. That said, I think for $100+ I'd rather invest in a bottle of Agrapart. (2114 views) | | | Tasted by Blatina on 9/16/2016 & rated 94 points: Tight, effervescent bubbles. Lightly tart; well balanced fruit of green apple. (2077 views) | | | Tasted by RJ Gordon on 9/5/2016 & rated 94 points: Wonderfully elegant sparkler. Drinking beautifully... (1382 views) | | | Tasted by DENNISREITZ on 7/31/2016: We loved this one! Fresh fruit hit of Raspberry and Strawberries, acidity is nice with warm from pot Dungness Crab, Wonderful! (1264 views) | | | Tasted by DonDon on 7/12/2016 & rated 93 points: Loved it. Totally agree with other tasting notes that this kills many champagnes - certainly the main houses. Really rich and complex. Great length. As well as toast and brioche I also got a delicious nutty flavour lingering in the mouth. Acidity in nice balance. Was perfect with sushi. (1283 views) | | | Tasted by ashikoh on 3/19/2016 & rated 95 points: Green apple and tropical fruit are up front with a nice creamy, viscous mouthfeel and good acidity. Disgorged in 2015, it spent 8 years on its lees and developed a lovely autolytic character of pie crust and brioche. This is a sparkling wine which can rival anything from Champagne. (1658 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 12/12/2015 & rated 93 points: Winery tasting. An 86% Chardonnay, 14% Pinot Noir blend. Great consistency of style from vintage to vintage. Lots of effervescence and very tiny bubbles that cling to the glass and rise slowly. Very complex flavors and aromas with toast, citrus, brioche, and crisp apple. Wonderful rich, creamy mouthfeel and a long finish. (1385 views) | | | Tasted by SoundinBetween on 9/4/2015: Winery tasting. From 86% chardonnay, the remainder pinot noir. Rich with lots of red fruit flavors prevailing (my notes say "thick.."), this had a texture and taste which surprised me very much for a blend that's predominantly chardonnay. Lovely offering, and based on the cepage I would have guess this to be switched withe '06 reserve tasted at the same time. (1172 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Schramsberg Vineyards Producer websiteChampagne Blend"Champagne blend" is a classic grape blend that typically includes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier in any proportions.
However, this blend can also include Arbane, Fromenteau (Pinot Gris), Petit Meslier and/or Pinot Blanc as well.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson North CoastThe North Coast American Viticultural Area (AVA) in California, covering more than three million acres, includes Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties, and portions of Marin and Solano counties. (see The Wine Institute for more information)North CoastLodi |
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