Beautiful brioche notes. Still has bright citrus, but tempered with time. I’m not sure that I would have known it was a California sparkler in a blind tasting. It was a most entertaining bottle of aged bubbles.
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Had side by side with the 2001 Schamsberrg Reserve. This lost. Still very good, just not as complex as the Schramsberg. Nice yeast, citris. Crisp and clean.
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Pale straw color. Starts out slightly oxidized with almond, coconut and vanilla. That gives way to orange blossom, tangerine and lemon. Yeast and wet stones are layered on the medium length finish. Crisp and clean and still very lively for a late disgorged. Drink now-2011. 90 pts.
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10/5/2020 - glitzysue Likes this wine: 92 Points
Beautiful brioche notes. Still has bright citrus, but tempered with time. I’m not sure that I would have known it was a California sparkler in a blind tasting. It was a most entertaining bottle of aged bubbles.
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1/2/2011 - jcurl wrote: 91 Points
Very sad, last bottle. Still great, dry dry dry, yeast, no citrus, I like that. Yummy.
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6/8/2008 - jcurl wrote: 90 Points
Had next to S.Anderson 1999, Late Disgorged. This lost by a hair. Not much change from my previous notes.
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2/17/2008 - jcurl wrote: 91 Points
Had side by side with the 2001 Schamsberrg Reserve. This lost. Still very good, just not as complex as the Schramsberg. Nice yeast, citris. Crisp and clean.
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1/27/2008 - riccodog13 wrote: 90 Points
Pale straw color. Starts out slightly oxidized with almond, coconut and vanilla. That gives way to orange blossom, tangerine and lemon. Yeast and wet stones are layered on the medium length finish. Crisp and clean and still very lively for a late disgorged. Drink now-2011. 90 pts.
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