the 2007 is in its drinking window: dried plum and red cherry
and their house style is the opposite of the easy
and this Vidiano comes from younger vines on the mountain slopes of Crete
Andrea Cortonesi's family were Brunello pioneers—his grandfather co-founded the Consorzio in 1967
and a mineral-driven finish that recalls the island's rugged beauty
Ultramarine, Sonoma Coast Blanc de Noirs Heintz Vineyard, 2018 SO111825 Roilette the 2007 is in itsUltramarine is, by many accounts, California's first cult sparkling wine, and Michael Cruse made his name with single vineyard, single vintage, single grape bottlings produced in tiny quantities. This is the Blanc de Noirs from the Heintz Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast, a Pinot Noir pressed to white and made in the grower Champagne mold: blocked malolactic, aging in oak, minimal sulfur, and little or no dosage. The 2018 is bone dry, savory and