Schramsberg Brut Reserve 2004
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Schramsberg Brut Reserve 2004
Vintage from North Coast, California
winemaker's notes:
The 2004 Reserve is an expressive wine showing profound aromas of ripe cherry and Mandarin orange that evolve into warm honey and marzipan. Not to be outdone, the palate is rich with flavors of raspberry, spiced apples and candied ginger. Crisp on entry and velvety in texture, the wine lingers in the mouth with a long, balanced acidity.
alcohol by volume:
12.5%
critical acclaim:
"The opulence of this sparkling wine has to be tasted to be believed. It’s far softer and silkier than the winery’s companion new release, the 2005 J. Schram, but then the blend is the complete opposite. This one’s mainly Pinot Noir, with the balance from Chardonnay. The Pinot Noir brings a warm, raspberry- and cherry-sauce richness to Chardonnay’s limes and pears, while an extraordinarily delicious toastiness pervades the whole, as if it had been gently smoked. So enticing now, it’s hard to keep from drinking the whole bottle..."
98 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"An opulent and rich style, with bold aromas of baked cinnamon and apple followed by complex, racy flavors of Asian pear, candied ginger and spice. Offers a long, lingering finish."
93 Points
Wine Spectator
"On the verge of true grandeur yet a little on the angular, sharp side at the margins, this rather outgoing, almost powerful sparkling wine suffers no shortfall of personality, and there will be plenty of takers for its immensely toasty, developed, explosively bubbled approach. It charges into power from the first sip, and neither its mousse nor its complex, toast, soy, lemon rind flavors give any quarter from front to back. We are put in mind of Bollinger's Grande Année and comfortably recommend this wine as its American peer to any who like that French grand mark."
93 Points
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