Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast
Tasted 12 May 2024
Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast
I finally figured it out. Any time I can't decide between a Hefeweizen or a Champagne, I reach for Ultramarine. The brats and kraut sparkling wine. The chotomy to my dichotomy.
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…
