Log in or create an account now and be a part of the world's largest wine site Research, rate and review wines; buy online; receive personalized recommendations.
Scharffenberger Brut(NV)
- Winery:
- Scharffenberger
- Varietal:
- Chardonnay; Pinot Noir
- Region:
- USA > California > North Coast
- Type:
- Sparkling Wine
- Color:
- Red
- User Tags:
- (tree) fruit, yeasty, stone fruits, microbiological, fresh, herbaceous, ava, mendocino, sparkling, red grape
-
Source:
Wine.com
- Wine & Spirits rating: 90
-
Source:
Wine.com
- Wine Enthusiast rating: 90
- September 2008
- Yeasty with apple-ish tones. Great bargain bubbly.
-
Source:
Wine.com
- The Wine News rating: 92
-
Source:
Wine.com
- Scharffenberger Brut is made by the traditional methode champenoise process - whereby the wines are individually bottle-fermented before being riddled and disgorged. The wine is approximately two-thirds Pinot Noir and one-third Chardonnay and undergoes 100% malolactic fermentation. Scharffenberger Brut is made from its own 120-acre vineyards in the Anderson Valley. In addition, Scharffenberger Cellars has long-term contracts with select vineyards in the greater Mendocino County. This type of vineyard selection allows us to choose from the best vineyards in the area which enables read more...us to produce our trademark cuvee. The wine is two-thirds Pinot Noir which produces a red fruit (cherry and plum) forward nose combined with one-third Chardonnay which adds the tropical expression of litchi nut and mango. The 100% malolactic fermentation adds a vanilla cream character producing a round and full-bodied wine. After approximately two years on the yeast lees, there are notes of freshly baked bread and pastry that enhances the more fruit forward style of the wine. Finally, after several months on the cork the wine develops caramel and hazel complexors. Fresh aromas of butterscotch and croissant with yeasty, bakery notes. Bright peach and apricot flavors with a green apple tartness. Fresh, steely close with a mix of lemon drop and minerals. -Wine News (hide)
