Exceeded expectations. Clearly pinot noir with a reddish hue and strong berry flavor for bubbles. Crisp and refreshing with some brioche on the back end. Better than the Billecart blanc de blanc we had beside it. Was pleasantly surprised by the amount of complexity on the palette.
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Vinetasters: Northern California family-owned chardonnays and pinots (Skokie, IL): Served double blind. Somewhat orange/pinkish in colour. Sweet and grapey with too much dosage or residual sugar, leading to a confectionary sweetness on this, followed by jarring notes of mushroom (which would indicate a pinot heavy blend). Very tart and unbalanced.
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Wonderful sparkling wine. Only available at Rochioli's tasting room. Purchased 1 to start off dinner with my son and his wife the next night at Baci in Healdsburg. Was surprised to learn that Baci had this specific wine and vintage on their wine list. Mentioned to the restaurant owner that I did not know that this wine was distributed anywhere beyond the winery. According to the Baic owner, they are the only restaurant that has this sparkling wine. Apparently they are close friends with Tom Rochioli. Baci was very kind and agreed to open this wine for us and only charge the standard corkage fee. A fantastic sparkling wine and a wonderful Healdsburg restaurant.
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5/22/2022 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 97 Points
Just gorgeous, honey, citrus and lovely bubbles. Need more!!
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1/1/2022 - Grapetimescomin Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exceeded expectations. Clearly pinot noir with a reddish hue and strong berry flavor for bubbles. Crisp and refreshing with some brioche on the back end. Better than the Billecart blanc de blanc we had beside it. Was pleasantly surprised by the amount of complexity on the palette.
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9/12/2021 - acyso wrote: 83 Points
Vinetasters: Northern California family-owned chardonnays and pinots (Skokie, IL): Served double blind. Somewhat orange/pinkish in colour. Sweet and grapey with too much dosage or residual sugar, leading to a confectionary sweetness on this, followed by jarring notes of mushroom (which would indicate a pinot heavy blend). Very tart and unbalanced.
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7/18/2020 - ralaspech wrote: 91 Points
Minimal orange hue. Fairly fruit forward for a bubbly--nice strawberry and apple flavors along with relatively modest yeast/brioche notes.
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5/3/2019 - RAMwines Likes this wine: 93 Points
Wonderful sparkling wine. Only available at Rochioli's tasting room. Purchased 1 to start off dinner with my son and his wife the next night at Baci in Healdsburg. Was surprised to learn that Baci had this specific wine and vintage on their wine list. Mentioned to the restaurant owner that I did not know that this wine was distributed anywhere beyond the winery. According to the Baic owner, they are the only restaurant that has this sparkling wine. Apparently they are close friends with Tom Rochioli. Baci was very kind and agreed to open this wine for us and only charge the standard corkage fee.
A fantastic sparkling wine and a wonderful Healdsburg restaurant.
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