Wow A fun sparkler with a inviting nose Medium body with a lingering finish’! no conplaints on the price as it was worth on any table. Great job on a sparkler from Bacigalupi!!!
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Liked this sparkling, but it is a bit of a fooler. Given the touch of honey added, it is still a very dry sparkling. Many years ahead, suggesting 2030 end date.
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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.
9/17/2023 - essenceofreal Does not like this wine: 80 Points
Pretty disgusting. Reminded me of carbonated cotton candy.
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6/16/2023 - JackCMac Likes this wine: 92 Points
Wow A fun sparkler with a inviting nose Medium body with a lingering finish’! no conplaints on the price as it was worth on any table. Great job on a sparkler from Bacigalupi!!!
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4/9/2023 - Terramare Likes this wine: 90 Points
Liked this sparkling, but it is a bit of a fooler. Given the touch of honey added, it is still a very dry sparkling. Many years ahead, suggesting 2030 end date.
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12/19/2022 - ragtop Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful pink color. Very dry with slight yeast. Seems young and should keep 5-8yrs minimum from now. Drink by 2030
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10/4/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 94 Points
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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