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| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.1 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 49 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by melzar on 10/20/2023 & rated 91 points: Very good bubbly, but perhaps not worth the price. My first Schramsberg, this is more austere than most California sparkling wines. Complex, reminding me of Champagne. Gets better as it warms, as do most good sparkling wines. (397 views) | | | Tasted by Dutchd1 on 4/22/2023 & rated 90 points: Nice sparkling Chardonnay from California. (661 views) | | | Tasted by napasoutherner on 2/26/2023 & rated 94 points: Probably the best value champagne on the market. This American sparkling wine has rich flavors of light fruit, notes of crispness and long bright finish. Wonderful Warren can’t wait to drink more. (671 views) | | | Tasted by Bolzano2022 on 12/26/2022 & rated 92 points: Complex, toast, bread, tiny bubbles (763 views) | | | Tasted by Sp@rk on 12/26/2022 & rated 89 points: Bright, crisp acidity. Citrus, green apple. Very refreshing. (804 views) | | | Tasted by ffzhang on 4/21/2021 & rated 87 points: Exploring 2018s and 2019s in Napa - Spring 2021; 4/18/2021-4/22/2021 (Napa Valley, CA): I used go enjoy this, but after visiting and exploring Champagne, I wouldn't actively choose to go back to this. Detectable residual sugar - I was surprised how sweet I found this wine to be - with notes of golden apple, pie crust, brioche, pear, pastry dough. Faint yellow in color, pleasant acidity and weight, lackluster finish. Not particularly complex. (2559 views) | | | Tasted by Barry Notes on 2/13/2021 & rated 91 points: PnP, well chilled but not cold. Clear, nice bubble stream. This is delicious stuff considering the price. Clean, bright, fruity, proper in all aspect. Great value at $30. Mike's bottle. (1773 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 10/10/2019 & rated 89 points: Nice wine with dough, floral, spice and apple. Medium finish and good acidity. (2290 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 9/16/2019 & rated 84 points: Aaah the standard Schramsberg BdB... The Caymus of Champagne... or rather, the Caymus of California “sparklers.” Doughy, pie crusty, lemon curdy, banana peely, creme brûléey, high dosagey, fill-your-hot-tub-with-the-tears-of-a-thousand-orphansy.... “beverage.”
Drink just BEFORE you think leaving your family for the circus is a good idea...... (4307 views) | | | Tasted by jvphoto on 9/19/2018 & rated 87 points: Light yellow color with very sporadic beady bubbles and a thin mousse. Apple pie, creme brûlée & a faint citrus aroma. Dry with tart green apple, grapefruit, apricot and a tiny bit of salted pretzel. Not the most complex but nice to drink while cooking that could go with many meals. (2545 views) | | | Tasted by WestS on 2/14/2018: Over. (2559 views) | | | Tasted by Alberta66 on 10/2/2017 & rated 70 points: Dry. Acidic. Almost no fruit. I'm a big fan of sparkling wines and am pretty open to different styles, etc. This is one wine which if I'd opened at home, would have dumped down the sink. Fortunately it was at a cocktail party, I could discreetly return it to the waiter and switch to water. (3186 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 6/17/2017 & rated 87 points: Same as previous notes. Very nice on a hot day, but nothing to write home about. (4514 views) | | | Tasted by cephomer on 5/7/2017 & rated 90 points: Drank last nite at the Kittle House. Nose of sweet baked apples and soda. On the dry side, with notes of green apples, good acidity, some lemon/lime, and a nice streak of minerality. Not particularly long or complex, but quite nice for what it is. (3537 views) | | | Tasted by csimm on 3/18/2017 & rated 86 points: It does the job, and that's about it. Don't expect too much. Profile is a bit linear and dry, with a thin citrus streak on the back end. An ok summer sipper primer before you start your meal. Otherwise, it's pretty humdrum.
I prefer the Blanc de Noir a little better.
This paired decently with sushi appetizers.
86-87. (4278 views) | | | Tasted by bestdamncab on 12/24/2016 & rated 88 points: Christmas Eve Fleming's Dinner, thank you Tatiana for the glass of sparkling wine, nose of lemon/lime, nice mousse and medium size bubbles, touch of apple and soda sweetness, same on the palate, tasty, one dimensional, medium body and medium/long finish. (3036 views) | | | Tasted by 3daywinereview.com on 12/3/2016 & rated 88 points: Solid overall with apple, pear, biscuit and medium finish. (2325 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 10/17/2016 & rated 85 points: Granny Smith, acidity, melon, minerality B (1879 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 4/21/2016 & rated 87 points: Another solid bottle. A tart and lemony approach with key lime and notes of baguette and a dash of salt. Refreshing, crowd-pleasing stuff that paired well with fried shrimp and fish. (2377 views) | | | Tasted by TCP on 12/24/2015: good (2568 views) | | | Tasted by Jonathan T on 6/11/2015 & rated 87 points: The Schramsberg BdB tastes in line with its price point. However, I think at this price, there are a number of overachievers among Cali sparkling like Mumm Napa, Domaine Carneros, Roederer Estate that I enjoy more. It's a little too one note for me: lemon. But the lemon was almost like a lemon head - sour and tart. (2985 views) | | | Tasted by partylikeakennedy on 4/11/2015 & rated 89 points: Solid. (2837 views) | | | Tasted by BigBoy_Sonoma on 10/18/2014 & rated 88 points: Peach apricots a little sweet, some minerality. B+ (3039 views) | | | Tasted by awinestory on 2/10/2014 & rated 89 points: Dry, med+ acidity, long mineral finish. Flavors include citrus (lemon cake) -nice balance. (2934 views) | | | Tasted by Chrisinroch on 8/25/2011: Not a bad sparkler. Bread, citrus, copper. A bit sweet on the finish but not ridiculous. Respectable if not particularly serious. A great crowd pleaser and a nice aperitif. Good w fried foods but maybe not w more substantial fare. (4007 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Schramsberg Vineyards Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican 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 CaliforniaNapa Valley.http://www.stagecoachvineyard.com/vineyards/our_vineyards.php
Santa Ynez.http://www.everyvine.com/org/Camp_Four/vineyard/Camp_Four/ |
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