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| Drinking window: Drink between 2005 and 2010 (based on 5 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 89.7 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 10 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 5/25/2013 & rated 91 points: This was our last bottle. The bubbly was bright, fruity and refreshing. Delicious. (2060 views) | | | Tasted by Sommelier4me on 4/14/2013 & rated 90 points: Drank at wine club dinner (1877 views) | | | Tasted by dsimmons on 10/11/2012 & rated 92 points: Great bottle of bubbly. Mellow but with excellent balance and sex appeal. This is a real overachiever and qpr at around $30 per. Although I don't think the wine will improve more, the bottle shows no signs of going downhill. I plan to drink my remaining two bottles over the next few years. (2444 views) | | | Tasted by Mrbuzz on 9/26/2010 & rated 92 points: Still has tons of fresh and lively bubbles, crisp citrus fruit, nice aged caramel and nuttiness, ginger ale. Weighty, not as airy and moussy as you get in some sparklers, but it is refreshing. Has nice vanilla butter, and toast to it....as well as a little mineral funk. For a Vintage domestic cheapo...this is pretty great stuff! Surprisingly it should go many many more years. (2683 views) | | | Tasted by hankj on 7/24/2009 & rated 89 points: bubbles still hanging on but a little bit short-lived so be ready to drink it up in 30 minutes or so. Has some nice soft edges from age and has developed some yeasty esters but my bottle was ust a little oxidized too.
I paid 22 bucks at Pete's in Seattle - worth it to give a 13 year old sparkler a try but probably won't repeat. (2980 views) | | | Tasted by Sijan on 7/5/2008 & rated 88 points: Nice bubbly. Slightly sour. Slight toasty notes, some lemon. (1362 views) | | | Tasted by Mrbuzz on 10/3/2007 & rated 92 points: Fresh and lively bubbles, crisp ginger ale, lemon citrus, Bosch pears, apple fruit. Has deep nutty, mineral doughiness, creamy vanilla butter, as well as some toast. Very much like a good Champagne...with just a bit heavier/ sweater fruit. A little short on the finish. Nice aged nuances....great balance...SUPER domestic sparkler! Surprisingly good. (1403 views) | | | Tasted by PDD on 2/14/2007 & rated 94 points: Fantastic. Complex, with yeast and citrus flavors. Long finish with nothing unpleasant. I don't drink a lot of sparkling wine, but this one is a winner. (1613 views) | | | Tasted by winefornewbies-podcast on 6/23/2006 & rated 84 points: Pleasant, but nothing that jumps out at me. (1783 views) |
| Gloria Ferrer 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 Napa / SonomaSONOMA: The Yorkville Highlands AVA, approved in 1998, is located in the southwestern corner of Mendocino County, between Sonoma County's Alexander Valley to the South and Mendocino County!s Anderson Valley to the North. The region is 25 miles long, roughly in the shape of rectangle and bisected by Highway 128 which runs the length of the AVA. The region!s terrain is hilly and forested, with elevations ranging from 1,078 to 2,442 feet above sea level.
The distinguishing features of the Yorkville Highlands AVA are rocky soils with a high gravel content and the climate, which is cooler than Alexander Valley but warmer than Anderson Valley, and significantly cooler at night than the surrounding areas.CarnerosStraddles the southern ends of Napa & Sonoma Counties. |
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