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• The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 points

  October 4, 2021 - Retail $72. 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay. There is a lot to discuss here and I will start with “Bacigalupi” which has to be considered one of Sonoma County’s Grand Cru vineyards. Some of the best Russian River wines I have tried (particularly Chardonnays, it seems) have come from this vineyard. I think it is fairly safe to say that I have never heard of a sparkling wine that incorporates honey in the dosage (the sugar and wine that is added after disgorgement in order to achieve the desired tartness/sweetness). I am not sure what it adds here, but this is a particularly rich and layered wine. Plenty of fruit (wild strawberry and fresh cherry), a bit of minerality, and plenty of toasty, yeasty notes (three years on the lees). The palate is quite rich and nearly completely dry (3 g/l of honey added) with lovely fruit notes, a fervent sparkle, and a tartness that lingers for quite some time on the palate. Yowza. I thought I had U.S. sparkling wine pretty much figured out, but whoa, this is Outstanding.
  
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• JackCMac commented:

  6/16/23, 9:04 PM - Agree 100% on your comments. Great people also. We have their artwork and a extensive wine collection, as our go to wine glasses for burgundian wines.

• JackCMac commented:

  6/16/23, 9:06 PM - Other sparkler from CA worth of praise is Roedere Estates in Mendocino !

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