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 Vintage2012 Label 135 of 136 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 1994 vintage.)
TypeWhite - Sparkling
ProducerSchramsberg Vineyards (web)
VarietyChampagne Blend
DesignationBlanc de Noirs Brut
Vineyardn/a
CountryUSA
RegionCalifornia
SubRegionNorth Coast
AppellationNorth Coast
UPC Code(s)019855122003

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2016 and 2023 (based on 8 user opinions)
Wine Market Journal quarterly auction price: See Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs on the Wine Market Journal.

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 90.2 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 68 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by wiscgrad on 12/10/2021 & rated 89 points: the nose was a bit funky and slightly off putting, but was quite tasty. no rush (1067 views)
 Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 1/18/2020 & rated 92 points: Drinking well now, with a yeasty palate. Nuttiness, tropical fruit (melon), stone fruit.
Balanced acidity. Lovely bubbles. Lively, good length on finish.

Hit the spot tonight, and paired well with scallops over pesto. (1593 views)
 Tasted by sstein19 on 7/4/2018 & rated 88 points: Nose of yeast, raspberry, peaches, and candied lemon. Tastes of green apple (almost like the Blanc de Blancs), yeast, brioche, and pear. Lingering crispness on the palate. (2404 views)
 Tasted by Wawamu on 1/13/2018: . (2733 views)
 Tasted by jnewman77 on 11/26/2017: Tasty and consistent as usual. (2753 views)
 Tasted by ews3 on 10/2/2017 & rated 91 points: a solid bottle of this. big for a sparkling wine, and showing nice red fruit and red apple. (2109 views)
 Tasted by Mark V on 5/11/2017 & rated 88 points: Great sparkling for the price point. Nice and dry (2230 views)
 Tasted by Baron Slick on 4/2/2017 & rated 89 points: Yeasty and doughy notes of stonefruit, citrus, and white raspberries have a danky, earthy, basement edge. Not the most lively Schramsberg but it's rich and creamy, with an adequate bead and Meyer lemon and loquat flavors that push through the refreshing finish. (1561 views)
 Tasted by Asmiller on 3/25/2017 & rated 92 points: Lots of tart green apple with a touch of citrus zest and brioche on the back end. (1374 views)
 Tasted by DENNISREITZ on 3/5/2017 & rated 91 points: Citrus, hint of peach, tiny pinpoint bubbles, lovely! (1252 views)
 Tasted by djarcara on 2/26/2017 & rated 90 points: Medium body. Lovely fine bubbles. The apple and butterscotch nose follows through on the palate. Add to that yeasty brioche and a touch of meyer lemon. Good value. (1160 views)
 Tasted by dwisner on 1/27/2017 & rated 90 points: Tart & crisp. Green apples. Dry. Delicious. (875 views)
 Tasted by eoinhharkins on 1/1/2017: Pretty straight forward notes of lemon, wet stone, some apple skin(this was only toward the end of the bottle) and bread, really energetic effervescence bordering on aggressive with the high acidity it's difficult to derive allot of flavour on the palate (859 views)
 Tasted by Jeremy Holmes on 12/31/2016: The nose has some florals, candied pear and strawberries. It is rich in the mouth and has plenty of flavour but the acid sits away from the dosage a bit too much. (921 views)
 Tasted by Wink on 11/27/2016 & rated 89 points: The 2012 is not as good as usual. (1376 views)
 Tasted by csimm on 6/6/2016 & rated 90 points: A pleasant sparkling. Decent foam and a user-friendly mouthfeel and profile that never offends. A good-to-go drink when you want a sparkling white on a hot evening. Paired great with crab jalapeņo poppers. Drink now. (2613 views)
 Tasted by jnewman77 on 5/8/2016: Outstanding as this wine always is. Pear, green apple, green fig, brioche and yeast. The palate is fresh, but with the pinot has added weight and body. Delicious. (1217 views)
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Professional 'Channels'
By Brad Baker
Champagne Warrior, October 2019, Issue #23
(Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs) Login and sign up and see review text.
By Allen Meadows
Burghound, Apr-17, Issue #66
(Schramsberg Vineyards Brut - Blanc de Noirs Champagne/Sparkling) Subscribe to see review text.
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Schramsberg Vineyards

Producer website

Champagne 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.

USA

American 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.

California

2021 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 Coast

The 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 Coast

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