Paul Swartz

9.0

Light and smooth. Soft finish. — 13 days ago

Sagee Aran

9.1

A refreshing crisp Godelo. Beautiful yellow straw color, interesting nose and tasty palate — 2 months ago

Abbas Zand

9.0

Dark red color with a copper tinge. Aromas of dark red fruit. Medium body. Entry has a hint of sweetness. Dry with dark cherry, tobacco, little coffee notes. Very bright acidity for such an old wine brings it to a perfect balance. Tannins are there, but well balanced. Excellent wine.
$25 — 7 months ago

Daniel Jara

8.9

Ciruela , mora negra, mineralizado, — 2 years ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Deep blue and violet fruit, dense, mint and spice — a month ago

Paul J

9.5

Great start to dinner. Well balanced between fruit (apples, pears) and oak/nutty flavors. Medium depth and finish. — 3 months ago

with Geoff

Shay A

9.3

With some inconsistencies the last year or two with Ultramarine, this was a nice refresher of how enjoyable they can be when showing well. I chose this as one of my 2018 Cali BdB sparklers I opened to see how the sparkling wine scene is evolving (also opened was a 2018 Haliotide BdB, 2018 Ultramarine Michael Mara BdB and 2018 Brick & Mortar Manchester Ridge BdB).

Over the last 7yrs or so of opening Ultramarine, I’ve found the Charles Heintz to show the classical vineyard expression of pure and ripe tropical fruit (guava), a small amount of oxidation of the fruit, and a distinct cream soda note. This 2018 lined up fairly close to those expectations (whereas the Michael Mara has been a bit more austere in the past, yet not as much barrel character as the one today). More “funk” and texture than the classical Haliotide, but not too far (nothing vegetal). The dosage feels on-point here. Follows the grower champagne vibe, but more to the natty side. — a year ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

This is in an interesting place. It’s still very fresh with lemon and fresh grass/hay, but more brioche and ripe apples than I usually expect. Lemon curd and stones, maybe some nectarine in there. Good amount of creaminess and heading towards baked pear/apple territory. Fascinating. Not as good as the donkey and goat chard I recently had, but this reminds me of Chablis meets champagne blanc de blanc. — a month ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Sonoma

Nose:

Palate: very clean. Mountain stream. Mineral. — 4 months ago

John Willison

9.2

Round yellow fruit, herbal, rich yeast. — 2 years ago