A steal of a sparkler. Giving Champagne a run for its money with a $33 price tag and a world of complexity. When blind tasters separately call notes of seaweed and seashells you begin to wonder how California can produce such minerality. Fine, elegant bubbles are met with citrus, sea breeze, and faint brioche. Remarkable.
A steal of a sparkler. Giving Champagne a run for its money with a $33 price tag and a world of complexity. When blind tasters separately call notes of seaweed and seashells you begin to wonder how California can produce such minerality. Fine, elegant bubbles are met with citrus, sea breeze, and faint brioche. Remarkable.
Oct 16th, 2017
Bready, creamy, rich. Bubbles to balance. Beautiful sparkling.
Bready, creamy, rich. Bubbles to balance. Beautiful sparkling.
Aug 20th, 2016
One of the best entry level BdB anywhere. With some years of bottle age, this ‘13 shows great.
Clean and expressive on the nose. The ever so slightly oxidative notes is lovely. Vigorous fine mousse. Palate is crisp with a round edge.
Magnum.
One of the best entry level BdB anywhere. With some years of bottle age, this ‘13 shows great.
Clean and expressive on the nose. The ever so slightly oxidative notes is lovely. Vigorous fine mousse. Palate is crisp with a round edge.
Magnum.
Dec 13th, 2023
Lively, fresh, focused CA bubbles. Great nose of sea spray and an almost smoky crushed chalk mineral character, tart green apple and slight lemon curd, and some subtle leesy hard cheese and brioche action. Pretty congruent with the nose on the palate. Fine, yet lively mousse makes for great texture on the palate. Screaming acid. Angular. Medium (-) body. Dosage seems slightly lower than an average brut. Somewhat reminiscent of good Chablis with bubbles.
Lively, fresh, focused CA bubbles. Great nose of sea spray and an almost smoky crushed chalk mineral character, tart green apple and slight lemon curd, and some subtle leesy hard cheese and brioche action. Pretty congruent with the nose on the palate. Fine, yet lively mousse makes for great texture on the palate. Screaming acid. Angular. Medium (-) body. Dosage seems slightly lower than an average brut. Somewhat reminiscent of good Chablis with bubbles.
Jan 23rd, 2017
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
