Tasted 16 September 2016
Sonoma County · Russian River Valley
This was initially poured with a caviar panna cotta, which was very nice. But the actual pairing we planned was with the following dish of beef tartare, heirloom tomatoes, and crispy nori. An absolutely phenomenal…
Crisp and dry, with quince and lemon juice dominating. Displaying a bit of a reductive quality on the tail end, but not heavily oxidative the way a Krug or aged Champagne can be. Overall light and…
White and subtle/hollow yellow citrus and stone fruit. Some unripe pear and bitter apple. The bubbles masked most anything worth talking about here. Your basic 7-11 sparkler that you take to a friend…
Simple and somewhat harsh. No finesse or sense of sophistication at all. Little depth, with an edgy bite and astringency that screams cheap Chard. Pass.
