NV Domaine Ste. Michelle Brut

Community Tasting Notes (121) Avg Score: 85.6 points

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  9/29/2023 - vaenoke Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Medium to Deep apple colour. Sweet toned nose has lots of golden apple, touch of vanilla and a whiff of bitterness. Taste is half-dry, while labeled as brut, while replicating the apple, adding some pinoty herbiness, vanilla mousse, and some fruit stone bitterness. Good, but bit simple and not too well balanced, especially with the sweetness.

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  10/16/2022 - WhooskeyWine Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Pale yellow hue. Aromas of citrus, peach, and pear, with apple and minerals on the palate. Medium-minus body, with high acidity. Medium-short finish.

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  9/23/2022 - autumn_child wrote: 84 Points

  Citrus and some white stone fruit. Leans to the dry side with high acidity and a short finish. Cava probably better in this price range.

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  8/25/2022 - Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine: 86 Points

  11.5% alcohol; fast legs, pale yellow; fast legs, lots of apple in the nose; slightly bitter finish; tasted at David's Steak House on board the Carnival Pride in the Baltic Sea between Germany and Estonia

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  6/14/2022 - caspernick Likes this wine: 89 Points

  It's mid-June and I need a refreshing drink. This one is labelled as a Brut, meaning it can have up to 12 g/l of sugar. After a bit of digging I found it runs 6.3 g/l, just slightly into the Brut category. It shows 11.5% ABV, which is normal for a traditional method sparkling wine. The color is medium lemon and the mousse is quite fine. On the nose I get aromas of brioche, Meyer lemon zest, cinnamon, toast, biscuit, Mandarin orange and vanilla lollipop. The palate is actually quite dry with delightfully fine bubbles that tickle ever so slightly. Medium acidity creates a defining cut to the wine and the autolytic flavors I got on the nose are all present with the citrusy notes focusing more on a lemon and Meyer lemon profile with a touch of green apple. I don't get any vanilla or cinnamon at this stage. The finish is medium in length and the wine is very balanced. I have to say, this $12 sparkling wine is a stunning value that gets 89 points from me. This 5 star effort is one to buy by the case to have handy, you never know! I'm pairing mine with clams and pasta. Drink now.
  
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