Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

This wine hit 18 on top 100 list in 2017. Best known for Sparkling Wines, served at White House since 1985. Pale salmon color, a blend of 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay & aged 3 years prior to release, showing aromas of red fruit with citrus and biscuit notes. On the palate apple, strawberry and cherry flavors with orange zest, earthy yeasty spice and tiny bubbles. The wine is well balanced, good acidity, some yeast and minerality on the long finish. — 6 years ago

Micha Segeritz

9.2

Toasted bread & slightly over-ripe apple nose, pale gold color, medium body, intense tiny bubbles, hints of grapefruit and ripe apple, long-lasting finish — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.7

Looks almost rose. Quite dark. Tiny bubbles, very gentle. Glorious nose of resolved pinkish fruit. On the palate a beautiful strawberry soft and precise mid palate with delicate acidity. Long and phenomenal. — 9 years ago

with Paul and Matt

Elsie W

Alcoholic Beverages General Sales Manager, Safeway

9.4

Only 4 months on the market and has great potential. Great on the nose with subtle notes of grapefruit. High minerality and tiny bubbles. — 9 years ago

Barry Grossman

9.0

Lots of tiny bubbles, good amount of acid and very drinkable #champagne — 9 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.5

Bonnezeaux 1986 excellent balance! This tiny AC in Coteaux du Layon is a real gem. Keep it in your cellar for at least 10, but better 20 or 30 years and experience the magic of chenin blanc. — 10 years ago

Berg

9.3

Love these wines...great as usual. Slate, lemon, sweet florals, honeysuckle?, great hint of butterscotch from the age, but not too much, tiny hint of fennel? Much the same on the palate...just beginning to hit maturity, and the rigid spine of acidity is starting to soften. Great wine, nice way to end a day of shoveling out from #snowzilla — 10 years ago

Jenny Hanniver

9.5

It was over 100 degrees here in Dallas before noon. Drink some champagne. Lovely. Red fruit, nicely fizzy with tiny bubbles. Light and wonderfully refreshing on a summer afternoon. Great at the $38 price. — 10 years ago

Bob Boyle

9.3

Beautiful dark pink with tiny streams of bubbles. Body of strawberries that lingered on the palate with clean finish. — 11 years ago

with Ronald

Brad Ball

Sommelier/Wine Director Social Wine Bar

9.6

Barbaresco in Barbaresco...killer tiny producer! — 12 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Intro for New Years Champagne indulgence... I love this wine... crisp, clean, vibrant...at $60 retail this wine over delivers on all fronts. Dry, elegant green apple and ripe pear with impeccable balance between fruit and acid structure. Tiny, persistent bubbles in the mousse...I bought half of the dozen available and should have scooped them all. — 7 years ago

JordanneRenner

10

The effervescence is perfectly tiny, and bright! Delish on a sunny afternoon. — 7 years ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Gorgeous light pink color, elegant nose of dark ripe plum, beaucoup tiny pin-prick bubbles that persist like the head of a beer. The flavors are electric dark plum, blood orange, and ruby red grapefruit with a long, lean finish that eventually tapers off with a tartness that refreshes the palate for more. Ultra bruts and low dosage bubbles rock! — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Jack and Jamie Davies revived the historic vineyards and cellars in 1965, with a mission to produce California's first world-class sparkling wines. Today, led by their son Hugh, continues with this commitment to quality. A 100% Chardonnay, straw yellow with aromas of stone and citrus fruits, with floral scents. A terrific sparkler shows crisp green apple, orange and grapefruit zest. A medium-bodied, wine with a great mousse, tiny bubbles and nice length on the finish ending with some crisp mineral notes. — 9 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Funky, earthy, deep red fruit and tiny bubbles. Salumi's best friend. — 10 years ago

Jose Menendez

9.5

Medium Amber color. Tiny and perfect bubbles. Not very yeasty dough, green apple, quince, almond. Good minerality and acidity. Still very fresh and young taste. Looking forward to retasting in a couple of years. — 10 years ago

Dave Smigielski

9.2

Beautiful rose. Soft and supple with tiny bubbles. Exceeded my expectations — 10 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.2

2003 Vintage. Pale straw yellow color with abundant tiny bubbles with bread crust, baked apple, and hazelnut aromas. On the palate, it shows a delicate creamy mousse with mineral accented baked apple and pear, toasted hazelnut, apricot and a hint of vanilla flavors. Long finish. — 11 years ago

Jennifer Erivez

9.1

Tiny bubbles..... — 11 years ago

Robert Topp

9.7

Tiny bubbles. Nicely nutty. — 11 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Pale light yellow gold. Lively constant tiny bubbles. Deep round nose with high pitched fruit. Notes of pear, grapefruit, chalk and limestone. With more air you find some citrus and honeysuckle. Chewy in the mouth with great mouthfeel. Coats the entire mouth. Long finish lingers a minute or more. Velvet. Killer juice. Was inspired to open one of these after seeing a friend’s TN this weekend. Glad I did. — 7 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.3

Pretty good strawberry and some lighter, less severe watermelon notes here. The wine has a nose with a lot of sweeter strawberry and nutty notes. Enters with tiny bubbles all around, coating the glass and your mouth. The finish is VERY mildly tart and quite dry. Overall I think this wine is doing great, especially given its roots. Very well balanced sparkler. Takes me back to touring and tasting in the cave. — 8 years ago

with Dan, Shay and 1 other

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Had this wine at another tasting and it's such an exceptional value as a champagne alternative. Pale straw yellow, rapid flow of tiny bubbles with fruit aromas and citrus notes. A blend of Xarel-lo, Macabeo and Parellada grown in limestone and clay, and spends 24 months on its lees before disgorgement. Frothy mousse, well-balanced, full-bodied, crisp with zesty fruit, apple and pear, wet stone minerality, biscuit tones and long on the finish. Exceptional! Tasting Sample. — 9 years ago

Fran Gardiner

9.9

There is something to be said for tiny bubbles! — 10 years ago

Chris Lucchese

9.1

Classic yeasty oxy bready vintage. 2005. Tiny fun bubbles with a light effervescent. Easy drinking and delicious — 10 years ago

Marisa Judge

10

Fruity but not overly sweet. Tiny bubbles — 10 years ago

garret plocher

9.2

Smells like raw biscuit dough. Firm acidity with granny smith apple on the pallet. Tiny bubbles. Buttery finish. Great mouth feel — 10 years ago

Anuj

9.0

Tiny bubbles, crisp taste. Not sweet. Good acidity. — 11 years ago

with Ramona

Jeff Totoritis

9.6

Tiny bubbles. Crisp and flavorful. — 11 years ago

Katie Ferry

9.6

Light salmon color, light to medium bodied with a persistent stream of tiny bubbles. Strawberry, raspberry, citrus peel and yeast flavors. Medium finish. — 13 years ago