Ended up drinking a full case of this over the last 3 years and remained strong throughout and a great value. Feels like adding some depth of color, a little caramel/honey note hinting at the extra couple years in bottle but still really fresh and vibrant overall. Good stuff.
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The Fourth Annual World’s Largest Blind Tasting of American Sparkling Wine; 12/20/2021-12/23/2021: Retail $36. 53% Chardonnay, 47% Pinot Noir. Pale to light straw in the glass with, quite frankly, an amazing nose--I really had to do a double-take. Bright, fruity, yeasty, just oodles of sparkling wine goodness here. Yowza. Mostly ripe red delicious (or is it Fuji?) apple, a distinct minerality, and a whole bakery's worth of yeastiness. Whoa. The palate is also "whoa-worthy" with a beautifully balanced wine: fruit (baked apple), tartness, and all that yeastiness. Yeah. Giddy-up.
An outstanding California sparkler. Bright and intense, with layers of lemon-lime, stonefruit, and minerals. It's crisp and vibrant, and exhibits plenty of complexity on the glazed fruit flavors. It's still compact and youthful, but it opens up nicely with air.
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1/28/2024 - domco wrote:
Ended up drinking a full case of this over the last 3 years and remained strong throughout and a great value. Feels like adding some depth of color, a little caramel/honey note hinting at the extra couple years in bottle but still really fresh and vibrant overall. Good stuff.
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3/7/2022 - leachriscellar Likes this wine: 89 Points
Somewhat lighter than anticipated but nice tropical fruit and acidity balance.
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12/22/2021 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 96 Points
The Fourth Annual World’s Largest Blind Tasting of American Sparkling Wine; 12/20/2021-12/23/2021: Retail $36. 53% Chardonnay, 47% Pinot Noir. Pale to light straw in the glass with, quite frankly, an amazing nose--I really had to do a double-take. Bright, fruity, yeasty, just oodles of sparkling wine goodness here. Yowza. Mostly ripe red delicious (or is it Fuji?) apple, a distinct minerality, and a whole bakery's worth of yeastiness. Whoa. The palate is also "whoa-worthy" with a beautifully balanced wine: fruit (baked apple), tartness, and all that yeastiness. Yeah. Giddy-up.
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8/28/2021 - Baron Slick wrote: 93 Points
An outstanding California sparkler. Bright and intense, with layers of lemon-lime, stonefruit, and minerals. It's crisp and vibrant, and exhibits plenty of complexity on the glazed fruit flavors. It's still compact and youthful, but it opens up nicely with air.
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7/18/2021 - Corkey12 wrote: 90 Points
Such a great Sunday sparkling wine. Goes fantastic with pita and boars head humus
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