Sparkling Blend
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Schramsberg 2004 J. Schram Rosé Sparkling
- $130
An awesome rosé, just a tremendous feat. Made from 11 vineyards in 4 counties, it shows a masterful art of the blend. Insanely rich in toasted bread and lees, showing the influence of six years in the bottle. A tremendous core of strawberries, raspberries, orange zest, roasted macadamia, roasted coconut, pear liqueur and honey lasts into the finish. Despite the…
— S.H.
(12/1/2011)
Iron Horse NV Joy! Sparkling (Green Valley)
- $147
This multivintage bottling is extraordinarily rich in orange fruit. You’ll find complex layers of smoky butter, yeasty brioche, vanilla and toasted oak. What’s so remarkable, though, is the mouthfeel: While it’s brisk in acidity, it feels as soft and gentle as satin. It’s so beautiful now that you’ll find it difficult to keep from drinking the entire magnum immediately.
— S.H.
(12/1/2012)
Schramsberg 2004 Reserve Sparkling (Napa-Mendocino-Sonoma-Marin)
- $110
The opulence of this sparkling wine has to be tasted to be believed. It’s far softer and silkier than the winery’s companion new release, the 2005 J. Schram, but then the blend is the complete opposite. This one’s mainly Pinot Noir, with the balance from Chardonnay. The Pinot Noir brings a warm, raspberry- and cherry-sauce richness to Chardonnay’s limes and pears…
— S.H.
(12/31/2012)
Schramsberg 1994 Reserve Late Disgorged Sparkling (Napa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $200
This is a gigantic wine, but it’s so well structured and refined, so beautiful, you can drink it now and fall in love with it. It’s perfectly balanced, enormously complex and not too sweet; the highest-scoring California sparkler we’ve ever tasted, blending rich toasty notes with well-ripened fruit. This fabulous wine should come together, mellow and gain…
— W.E.
(12/31/2005)
Iron Horse 1997 Joy! Blanc de Blancs Sparkling (Green Valley)
- $179
A triumph, really. Held back for 14 years and just recently disgorged, it’s fantastically rich and complex, just oozing the most delicious orange, butterscotch, yeast and toast flavors. So silky, so sweet in fruit, and yet with a dry finish. Stands out in any tasting of the best sparklers. Hard to imagine a California bubbly better than this.
— S.H.
(12/15/2011)
Schramsberg 2000 Reserve Sparkling (Napa-Mendocino-Sonoma-Marin)
- Cellar Selection
- $80
An astonishingly brilliant bubbly, one of the best ever from Schramsberg or indeed any California winery, this Pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend strikes with sheer beauty. It’s so delicate and refined yet so powerful, defining Champagne qualities of finesse and elegance. Rewarding now, but the parts are far from melding. Best 2007–2012.
— S.H.
(12/31/2006)
Iron Horse 2002 Brut L.D. Sparkling (Green Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $85
Made from equal amounts of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, this wine was aged on the lees for more than four years, which gives it a fabulous creamy, yeasty complexity. There are tantalizing flavors of limes, orange zest, roasted hazelnuts, minerals and smoke. Absolutely wonderful now, and should hold and develop in the bottle through 2014, at least. Only 563 cases produced.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
Schramsberg 2002 J. Schram Sparkling
- Cellar Selection
- $100
The best of Schramsberg’s current bubblies, for the smoothness and finesse of its mousse and subtlety of flavor, high acidity and impeccable structure. Mainly Chardonnay, with 17% Pinot Noir, it shows a minerally firmness to the grilled peach, pear, green apple tart, pineapple and toasty, yeasty flavors. This should develop seamlessly over the next 10 years or longer.
— S.H.
(12/31/2009)
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