2015 BLANC DE BLANCS RESERVE EXTENDED TIRAGEMUMM NAPA SPARKLING WINE

The nose on this wine is rich with aromas of toast and baking spice. Bright Meyer lemon notes are complemented by toasted hazelnut and apple. On the palate, this wine has a frothy mousse that leads into a creamy mid-palate. The bright acidity brings a pleasant freshness that carries through to a long, elegant, citrusy finish with notes of brioche and pastry dough.

Blanc de Blancs translates to “white of whites,” meaning we use only white grapes to make this wine. For the 2015 vintage, we made a blend of 91% Chardonnay and 9% Pinot Gris. We picked the grapes for this Blanc de Blancs Reserve by hand during the cool morning hours to ensure they arrived at the winery in pristine condition. Individual vineyard lots were fermented separately at cool temperatures in stainless steel tanks to preserve freshness and fruit intensity. Ten percent of the blend aged in oak, lending just a hint of spice to the wine. What really makes this wine shine, however, is almost 7 years aging en tirage, 3 years longer than the initial release of the 2015 vintage. This much extended aging brings a wonderful complexity and richness to the wine, which required only a small dosage to balance the wine’s bright acidity.

This wine would pair beautifully with a bowl of lemony linguine and clams. If you want to keep it simple, serve it alongside a fresh cheese such as burrata drizzled with olive oil and accompanied with toasted sourdough.

BLEND

91% Chardonnay

9% Pinot Gris

RESIDUAL SUGAR (DOSAGE)

0.67%

STYLE

Brut

ALCOHOL

12.5%

TA

7.3 g/l

PH

3.15

TIME EN TIRAGE

82 months

AGING POTENTIAL

5-10 years