This was an excellent bottle of bubbly. Presented nicely with some nice apple and pear fruit, a bit of yeast and brioche. Fine bubbles that lasted and lasted. Seemed to be a bit better when it was colder (out of the fridge).
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San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 12/8/2012 (Carlsbad, California): Tasted blind along with seven other sparkling wines ranging from $10-35. 63% chardonnay, 37% pinot noir. Very similar to another excellent non-California domestic sparkler, the Gruet from New Mexico. Nice profile of bread dough, apple, pear, lemon, white grapefruit. My #2, group's THIRD PLACE.
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Perfectly servicable bubbly here and well priced for what you get. A bit on the sweet side with granny smith apples and pears throughout and not much finish. Not bad for $15.
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3/11/2015 - mwneil Likes this wine: 88 Points
Clean, balanced sparkler; had a glass in restaurant in TN.; would try a bottle;
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11/30/2013 - lockandkey2 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was an excellent bottle of bubbly. Presented nicely with some nice apple and pear fruit, a bit of yeast and brioche. Fine bubbles that lasted and lasted. Seemed to be a bit better when it was colder (out of the fridge).
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12/8/2012 - Javachip wrote: 89 Points
San Diego WineSpectator.com Offline, 12/8/2012 (Carlsbad, California): Tasted blind along with seven other sparkling wines ranging from $10-35. 63% chardonnay, 37% pinot noir. Very similar to another excellent non-California domestic sparkler, the Gruet from New Mexico. Nice profile of bread dough, apple, pear, lemon, white grapefruit. My #2, group's THIRD PLACE.
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11/6/2012 - riversedge wrote: 93 Points
Crystal clear fruit. Dry, clean and fresh.
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10/10/2011 - mreinitz wrote: 87 Points
Bubbly and a little sweet. Lots of apple flavor and some interesting minerality on the midpalate. Vaguely reminds me of Dr. Brown's cel-ray soda.
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7/21/2010 - jhannah27 wrote: 84 Points
Perfectly servicable bubbly here and well priced for what you get. A bit on the sweet side with granny smith apples and pears throughout and not much finish. Not bad for $15.
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1/1/2008 - ncmussell wrote: 90 Points
I actually really enjoyed this. Definitely more fruity than a champagne but considering I had the 2000 brut I thought it drank really well.
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12/7/2007 - davegust wrote: flawed
Had a bitter taste. Large bubbles. Bottle may have been flawed.
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