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 | 2004 Kluge Estate Blanc de Blanc Monticello
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Winemaker's Notes
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Kluge winemaker Charles Gendrot and sparkling wine consultant Laurent Champs (owner and Champagne Master at Vilmart et Cie in Champagne, France) made this méthode Champenoise sparkling wine from Kluge Estate’s best Chardonnay grapes. The grapes were hand-picked in small baskets and pressed gently using a Champagne press. Only the cuvée (first press) was fermented in stainless steel tanks. After bottling, the wine was aged on its lees for over 22 months to gain more complexity. A very low dosage was added at disgorging to complement the wine’s freshness.
Tasting Notes:
The vibrant Chardonnay aromas of Kluge SP Blanc de Blancs are focused and complex, exhibiting notes of ripe apple and pear with hints of hazelnut and roasted almond. The wine is medium-bodied with a creamy, finely-beaded mouthfeel and a clean and zesty finish. |
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| 75 | | | 92 | JaneGarvey | Atlanta | Georgia | USA | Since Thanksgiving is a singularly American holiday, why not pour a really good American sparkler. I mean REALLY good, and no, it’s not from California. This Virginia sparkler made entirely of Chardonnay is among the best this country produces. Pale yellow in color and medium-bodied, it is clean in its aromas, and shows a persistent if not especially small bead and good mousse. Aged on the lees for 22 months, the wine shows good complexity. Thanks to good acidity, the palate is crisp, tastes of crisp white fruit, and finishes clean and long. There’s a French hand on these levers, and it shows. Serve it chilled (about 45ºF/7ºC) in tulip-shaped flutes. This is perfect with smoked salmon, smoked salmon mousse, sushi, grilled scallops wrapped in bacon, crab cakes, tiny tartlets (savory); cream soups (fill demitasse cups with creamy corn soup for instance); and it’s steely enough so it might do caviar, especially ikura (salmon) caviar. I’d bet on it with chicken in cream sauce for the meal.
Georgia Distributor:
Georgia Crown | 11/01/2008 |
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