Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
Tasted 6 July 2021
Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast
A smooth operator, the Ultramarine was rolling out all sorts of lemony goodness. Vibrancy and effervescence were on-point, as were the balanced and ever-expanding execution of flavor. This is missing some minerality and…
This is a much meatier and advanced version than what I’ve experienced from the 2018 Rose. In fairness to the producer, it was an auction bottle (with a disgorgement date a week later than the ones I…
Though the lemon and apple flavors are sound and controlled, they are laced with a sourness in this vintage that never fully shakes off during the entirety of consumption. I don’t mind it, but I…
This pours an almost-concerning color that looks like a cranberry cocktail and the bottom of a bottle of pomegranate juice had an unfiltered berry baby; but fear not knights of the domestic sparkler…
