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Shady Lane Cellars Brut(2000)
- Winery:
- Shady Lane Cellars
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir; Chardonnay
- Region:
- USA > Michigan > Leelanau Peninsula
- Type:
- Sparkling Wine
- User Tags:
- ava, (tree) fruit, estate, fruit, resinous, sparkling, mousse, junk food, oak, pinot noir
Winemaking Notes: Produced in the classic style of Champagne, this is a blend of 76% Pinot Noir and 24% Chardonnay. The fruit is pressed whole cluster, then fermented in stainless steel tanks at a not too cool temperature. The second fermentation is conducted in the bottle and the wine is aged on the yeast for a full 54 months before disgorging. Tasting Notes: Aromas of toast and spice are supported by notes of cherry from the Pinot Noir and apple and citrus from the Chardonnay. Rich and toasty on the palate from the extended lees ageing with a fine, delicate mousse. Technical Notes: Appellation: read more...
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Source:
Appellation America Wine Portal
- A Michigan Brut produced in the classic style of Champagne, rich and toasty on the palate with a fine, delicate mousse.
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Source:
Appellation America Wine Portal
- In the late 1980s, Grand Rapids, Michigan neurosurgeon Joe O'Donnell teamed with his fishing and hunting pal Bill Stouten, a Michigan real estate broker. Together, they purchased a century-old fruit farm outside Suttons Bay in the Leelanau Peninsula AVA. An appreciation for wine and its connection to specific land prompted the farm retrofit to wine grapegrowing. Michigan's rapidly advancing wine industry was an additional factor of encouragement that gave birth to Shady Lane Cellars. Today (and since 2000), winemaker Adam Satchwell, brings decades of experience to Shady read more...
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Source:
Appellation America
- In the late 1980s, Grand Rapids, Michigan neurosurgeon Joe O'Donnell teamed with his fishing and hunting pal Bill Stouten, a Michigan real estate broker. Together, they purchased a century-old fruit farm outside Suttons Bay in the Leelanau Peninsula AVA.
An appreciation for wine and its connection to specific land prompted the farm retrofit to wine grapegrowing. Michigan's rapidly advancing wine industry was an additional factor of encouragement that gave birth to Shady Lane Cellars.
Today (and since 2000), winemaker Adam Satchwell, brings decades of experience read more...
