Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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Jeb Dunnuck
Looking at their NV Perpetual Reserve N.V. 01, it's based on 50% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir, and the rest Pinot Meunier that's based largely on the 2020 vintage (50%) yet includes a smattering of other vintages, all brought up 50% in barrel. It was aged 3 years in bottle and saw 4 grams of dosage. It has a gorgeous nose of toasted bread, white flowers, toasted notes, and more stone fruits. This carries to a medium-bodied wine that has a layered, elegant mouthfeel, fine bubbles, plenty of mid-palate depth, and a great finish. Compared to the other releases in the lineup, it's a more medium-bodied, chiseled, focused, mineral-driven cuvée. I'd give bottles a year or two, then enjoy over the following decade. This is legit.
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Wine Spectator
Refined and precise, with fragrant green apple, lemon and toasted brioche flavors that sail on the vibrant finish. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier.
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.