2007 Schramsberg Vineyards Blanc de Blancs

Community Tasting Notes (67) Avg Score: 88.8 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Davidalan's profile
  • Report Issue

  11/9/2019 - Davidalan Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Drank with Denise Labarrere.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Dan & Krista Stockman's profile
  • Report Issue

  10/2/2017 - Dan & Krista Stockman Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Wow. Ten years old, but just a touch honeyed. Still bright, lively and complex - with hints of toast, lemon, mineral, meringue and melon. Sweeter than we expected a Brut to be, but the sweetness only rounds out the edges and is more than balanced by a backbone of bright acidity. Love this.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View canan's profile
  • Report Issue

  3/9/2017 - canan wrote: 90 Points

  Lovely and nicely developed. Still a solid acid backbone and overall a great bottle. Toast and biscuit flavors with a touch of nuts and green apples.
  Perhaps lacks some length but a great wine and the BdB is worth cellaring.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View forceberry's profile
  • Report Issue

  5/4/2015 - forceberry wrote: 93 Points

  Chardonnay sourced from multiple locations: Napa (59%), Sonoma (31%), Mendocino (7%) and Marin (3%). Aged for 30 months on the lees. Dosage 11,5 g/l.
  
  Youthful and intense lime-green color. Ripe, rich and toasty nose with complex aromas of sweet baked apple, sliced Granny Smith apple, bready autolysis, some freshly-baked brioche, a little bit of lemon curd and a hint of nuttiness. The wine is dry, mineral and already somewhat developed with nuanced flavors of ripe golden apples, steely minerality, some juicy sweet citrus tones, a little bit of mature nutty complexity, a hint of toasty autolysis and a touch of creaminess. The high acidity and firm, crisp mousse make the wine feel structured, refreshing and well-balanced. The finish is long, crisp and complex with toasty flavors of steely minerality, baked apple, some autolytic toasted bread, a little bit of developed caramel, a hint of chopped nuts and a touch of tangy lemony citrus fruit.
  
  A very bright, sophisticated and complex Blanc de Blancs that shows how great a winery Schramsberg is: this is not only a great sparkling wine on its own, but also one that would fool even a Champagne enthusiast into believing this is a BdB from Champagne! Very serious stuff with a lot of depth, great structure and wonderful harmony. Starting to get into its sweet spot in the tasting window, but I have no doubts this wine will continue to develop for another 8-10 years. A beautiful bubbly, very highly recommended.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View eoinhharkins's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/11/2014 - eoinhharkins Likes this wine: 90 Points

  For my tastes this almost always needs a couple of years to settle, nose s still quite primary with ripe apple, lemon zest and biscuit, palate though still has good intensity but in a more refined way with nice a cidity and a nice finish

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

View all 67 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.