2021 Blanc de Blancs

Great winemakers love the opportunity to try something new and are particularly captivated by experiments with promising results. One such experiment has resulted in this exclusive wine. Starting her career in the 1970s, founding winemaker Eileen Crane was fortunate to have the opportunity to conduct trials with varieties not widely used in sparkling wine. She became intrigued with Pinot Gris, a white wine grape variety grown in the Champagne region, and discovered how well it complemented Chardonnay. In 2012, she created a new wine based on this brilliant potential. Our Blanc de Blancs, produced in méthode traditionnelle and aged a minimum of three years, has incredible structure and freshness from its core of Chardonnay, highlighted by beautiful fruit and floral notes of the Pinot Gris.
$66.00

Tasting Notes

Our Blanc de Blancs has playful aromas of honey suckle, lemon zest, white flower, and kiwi fruit. The palate reveals a serious wine with focused fruit and plenty of structure. Seamless flavors of pear, honey, apricot, vanilla bean, and touch of brioche flow long on bright acidity. Beautifully integrated, fresh and lively, this wine will continue to age gracefully over the next several years.

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Food Pairings

This elegant wine would pair beautifully with triple cream brie, Dungeness crab, macadamia encrusted halibut, or fettuccine with lemon cream sauce.

Varietal Composition

Vintage: 2021
Varietal: 69% Estate Grown Chardonnay, 31% Estate Grown Pinot Gris
Alcohol %: 12.0
pH:2.94
Acid: 0.8g/100ml
Sugar (dosage): 0.9%

Rosé sparkling wine in a gold ice bucket with three flutes of wine next to it

Daily Toast

The mere popping of a cork instantly creates a celebration!
—Eileen Crane, Founding Winemaker