Schramsberg J. Schram 2001
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine -
Guide
Connoisseurs'
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
-
Wine Enthusiast
Pretty much as gorgeous as California bubbly gets. It’s dry and yeasty and rich in citrus, peach and apply flavors, with an enormously fine structure. Feels smooth as silk, clean as a whistle, with a delicate but complex mousse. Young and vibrant, with mouthwatering acidity, this Champagne-like brut should develop bottle complexity through 2013.
-
Wine Spectator
A bold, rich style, with aromas of yeasty cinnamon roll and ripe golden apple, backing it up with refinement and structure. Flavors of Asian pear, with hints of lime and fresh ginger, linger awhile.
-
Connoisseurs' Guide
Long on the aged yeastiness of classic Methode Champenoise with scattered suggestions of buttered toast showing here and there, it is crisp and weighty and slightly austere all at the same time.
Other Vintages
2012-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Wong
Wilfred -
Spectator
Wine -
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Parker
Robert
-
Guide
Connoisseurs'
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spirits
Wine &
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Wong
Wilfred -
Spectator
Wine -
Spirits
Wine &
-
Wong
Wilfred -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spirits
Wine &
-
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Spectator
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine -
Wong
Wilfred -
Spectator
Wine
-
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Parker
Robert -
Panel
Tasting -
Spectator
Wine
-
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Enthusiast
Wine -
Spectator
Wine
-
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Guide
Connoisseurs' -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Enthusiast
Wine
In 1965, Jack and Jamie Davies founded Schramsberg and set out to make world-class sparkling wine in the true méthode traditionelle style on the property originally established in 1862 by German immigrant Jacob Schram. There were only 22 bonded wineries in Napa Valley and fewer than 100 acres of California vineyards planted to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Schramsberg was the first California winery to provide a Blanc de Blancs in 1965 followed by a Blanc de Noirs in 1967. Now their son, Hugh Davies, leads the winery’s management and winemaking team.
The Schramsberg estate in Napa Valley’s famed Diamond Mountain District is a registered historic landmark with Napa’s first caves, hand-dug in the 1880s, and its first hillside vineyards. Quality focus drives all aspects of wine production starting with access to over 120 cool-climate sites in Carneros, Marin, Mendocino and Sonoma, which result in over 200 separate lots. Unique among California sparkling wine houses, Schramsberg ferments about 25 percent of its juice in oak barrels to produce rich, flavorful, complex wines.
Most of Schramsberg’s viticultural and winemaking practices are carried out by hand: grapes are hand harvested, the wines are handcrafted, and the bottles are stacked and riddled in underground caves. The family and the winery embody excellence and innovation in winemaking, as well as preservation of their land, their history and their community.
California enjoys a long history and proven reputation as an admirable source of sparkling wines. Agoston Haraszthy, who established Buena Vista Winery in the mid 1850s, first attempted to make traditional method sparkling wine in California in the 1870s. Shortly thereafter Korbel followed, and with great success. Today domestic producers such as Schramsberg, Iron Horse and J. Wine Co remain at the forefront of the market.
Since the 1970s the state has consistently attracted the attention and investment of large and respected European and French-based firms who are responsible for Domaine Chandon, Mumm-Napa Valley, Roederer Estate and Domaine Carneros (Taittinger), to name a few. Anderson Valley and Carneros remain standout regions for top quality Pinot noir and Chardonnay for these.