Community Tasting Notes 27

• whitmanlholt Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 13, 2023 - Popped and poured. This bottle was disgorged on 11-11-2020 and is a light gold wine with a medium level of bubbles. On the nose, I get apple, pear, and some slight sugar cookie. In the mouth, this is crisp, with more apple aspects and tart Chardonnay flavors (ones that are reminiscent of a nice unoaked Chablis). The finish is refreshing and expands out in the mouth – it is somewhat like a dry cider. Overall, this is a direct and creamy sparkling wine. This version didn’t remind me much of any Champagne; it is definitely its own animal. I think one could hold this for 5-10+ more years without issue (not sure that will make it better, but maybe?). 91 points.

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• Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 16, 2023 - Just such a great wine. Lemon, spice, toast, hints of coffee, brioche. Plenty of acidity and tiny bubbles. Blinded this easily passes for one of the great Champagnes. Disgorged Nov 2020.

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• Fugu Me Likes this wine:

  April 9, 2023 - Happy Easter! Vibrant acidity and a bit on the richer side of BdB.

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• Andyofoto wrote:

  March 31, 2023 - I think this is as good as it will get. Substantial pastry and butter notes, in a great secondary place. No need to age further in my book.

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• jshufelt wrote: 92 points

  November 24, 2022 - In the glass, medium-fine bubbles, with a rich medium-yellow color. On the nose, fresh-squeezed lemon juice. On the palate, crisp, bracing citrus, with secondary notes of bread and oyster juice - still full bodied as with other Ultramarine bottlings, but dialed back on the fruit and dialed up on the citrus and minerality.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2016
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Ultramarine
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation Blanc de Blancs
• Vineyard Heintz Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Coast

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• Pending Delivery 16 (3%)
• In Cellars 335 (64%)
• Consumed 176 (33%)

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