A clean, dry, light sparkler loaded with iron edged bubbles. Nicely balanced with yeast notes and a dry lemony tinge. Sleeker more brisk character than the common Cali Sparklers with their sugar fruit.
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Medium gold color, with an energetic, copious bead. On the nose, it is surprisingly perfumed, with the first impression being that of spring flowers in bloom. Beneath that, the autolytic notes of puff pastry and yeast are nicely set off by a flintsmoke mineral aspect. Not much in the way of fruit aromas except perhaps a bit of lemon peel. On the palate, it has a very racy, lean style: high acid, restrained dosage, citrus fruit, flinty mineral backbone. To be honest, I think this compares pretty well to the standard NV cuvée of its parent Champagne house, which is certainly not something you can say for every house's California outpost. I would find it difficult to justify paying more than double for the "real thing" in this case. Which ultimately makes this an impressive effort and a good value.
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Green tinted gold color, tingle the nose bubbles with iron. This is a clean sparkler, brisk but well balanced acid level, predominantly yeasty in a festive mood. This CA Pommery ought not to offend anyone at a party. Do party guests seek out fruit in their bubbly? The metallic edge will match seafood, cheese, spicy nibblers, even sausage or nachos. It would be interesting to taste this with some age.
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good complexity on the nose, plenty acid to support the classic profile, but kept doubting if the grapes were unripe, leaving the job outside the vineyard much harder
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Star bright straw gold with fine bubbles and persistent white mousse. Green apple tart on the nose. Echoed on the bright palate which adds a slight citrusy note. Finish is long and toasty. A wonderful and well-priced offering from the American arm of Pommery house. Enjoy with everyday fare and save the god stuff for “special” times.
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House US sparkler at Benoit. Very impressive and broad mid palate. Doesn’t throw a punch of citrus at you like most US arm French sparklers. Overall darker and more complex. New go-to value sparkler.
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Pale straw color with small fine bubbles. Very bready, rich and savory nose with some lemon rind & honeysuckle aromas. Sadly once it hits the tongue it disappoints relative to the nose. Has all the basic hallmarks of “champagne” though nothing special about being from Califronia stands out. By the glass at Catal - Downtown Disney.
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Pommery’s American arm makes its debut in grand style! Straw gold in color. Small persistent bubbles with firm but quickly dissipating mousse. Big bosomy nose of quince and biscuits, echoed on the palate with a hint of yellow flowers on the back palate. Firm acidity (natch!) and a long, golden finish. As food-friendly as they come. I always wondered why my favorite Champagne house, Pommery, didn’t have an California offering like so many of its peers. It seem that they were just waiting to get it right. Priced to be the everyday sparkler while you serve the Brut Royal at occasions and hold your Cuvée Louise for those “special” celebrations. I used my first bottle to upscale my KFC!
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2/14/2024 - AnytimeWineTime Likes this wine: 90 Points
Clean crisp sparkling wine with lots of tart apple and Meyer lemon notes.
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1/3/2024 - xyc Likes this wine: 89 Points
A clean, dry, light sparkler loaded with iron edged bubbles. Nicely balanced with yeast notes and a dry lemony tinge. Sleeker more brisk character than the common Cali Sparklers with their sugar fruit.
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11/21/2022 - Barry Notes Likes this wine: 90 Points
P/P chilled. Clear, bright almost clear color. This is great stuff for the money. Clean, refreshing, very bubbly, delightful. $23
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2/17/2022 - JVG wrote:
Medium gold color, with an energetic, copious bead. On the nose, it is surprisingly perfumed, with the first impression being that of spring flowers in bloom. Beneath that, the autolytic notes of puff pastry and yeast are nicely set off by a flintsmoke mineral aspect. Not much in the way of fruit aromas except perhaps a bit of lemon peel. On the palate, it has a very racy, lean style: high acid, restrained dosage, citrus fruit, flinty mineral backbone. To be honest, I think this compares pretty well to the standard NV cuvée of its parent Champagne house, which is certainly not something you can say for every house's California outpost. I would find it difficult to justify paying more than double for the "real thing" in this case. Which ultimately makes this an impressive effort and a good value.
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11/24/2020 - xyc Likes this wine: 88 Points
Green tinted gold color, tingle the nose bubbles with iron. This is a clean sparkler, brisk but well balanced acid level, predominantly yeasty in a festive mood. This CA Pommery ought not to offend anyone at a party. Do party guests seek out fruit in their bubbly? The metallic edge will match seafood, cheese, spicy nibblers, even sausage or nachos.
It would be interesting to taste this with some age.
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10/7/2020 - Tbs1990 wrote:
your typical champagne. A little bit sour for my taste
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4/23/2020 - zhearr wrote:
good complexity on the nose, plenty acid to support the classic profile, but kept doubting if the grapes were unripe, leaving the job outside the vineyard much harder
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4/20/2019 - Necowine wrote: 87 Points
Yeasty and firm, with tangy apple and also some mild toasty notes. Solid buy.
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1/1/2019 - iByron Likes this wine: 89 Points
Star bright straw gold with fine bubbles and persistent white mousse. Green apple tart on the nose. Echoed on the bright palate which adds a slight citrusy note. Finish is long and toasty. A wonderful and well-priced offering from the American arm of Pommery house. Enjoy with everyday fare and save the god stuff for “special” times.
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10/18/2018 - sduraybito Likes this wine: 90 Points
House US sparkler at Benoit. Very impressive and broad mid palate. Doesn’t throw a punch of citrus at you like most US arm French sparklers. Overall darker and more complex. New go-to value sparkler.
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8/25/2018 - jvphoto wrote: 87 Points
Pale straw color with small fine bubbles. Very bready, rich and savory nose with some lemon rind & honeysuckle aromas. Sadly once it hits the tongue it disappoints relative to the nose. Has all the basic hallmarks of “champagne” though nothing special about being from Califronia stands out. By the glass at Catal - Downtown Disney.
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8/24/2018 - iByron Likes this wine: 88 Points
Pommery’s American arm makes its debut in grand style! Straw gold in color. Small persistent bubbles with firm but quickly dissipating mousse. Big bosomy nose of quince and biscuits, echoed on the palate with a hint of yellow flowers on the back palate. Firm acidity (natch!) and a long, golden finish. As food-friendly as they come. I always wondered why my favorite Champagne house, Pommery, didn’t have an California offering like so many of its peers. It seem that they were just waiting to get it right. Priced to be the everyday sparkler while you serve the Brut Royal at occasions and hold your Cuvée Louise for those “special” celebrations. I used my first bottle to upscale my KFC!
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1/15/2018 - lovanc@outlook.com wrote:
Ripe pear / yellow apple. Yeasty aftertaste. Well balanced with enough acidity to counterbalance the ripe fruit. Good value.
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