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Wine Description
The Story
Schramsberg Reserve is our top Pinot Noir-focused brut sparkling wine. Typically representing about 3% of our annual production, this richly-flavored and full-bodied sparkler is made from only the finest base-wine lots produced each year. Six years old upon release, this fruitful, yet dry, toasty and creamy bubbly will age gracefully for a good 20 years beyond the vintage date.
More than 80 cool-climate vineyard sites in Carneros, Anderson Valley, and the Sonoma and Marin coastal areas are managed each year to achieve the best possible fruit for our sparkling wines. Hand-picking, early-morning harvesting, and light pressing are critical. Small amounts of select Chardonnay are included in the blend to lend additional backbone and length to the palate. Distinct barrel and malolactic fermentation lots are layered in to provide viscosity and depth. Extensive tasting is conducted over the winter months, with as many as 200 base wines being taken into consideration. Following bottle Fermentation, each bottle is aged in contact with its own yeast in our historic Diamond Mountain hillside caves for a minimum of nearly five years. The finishing dosage is the result of comprehensive trials to fine-tune balance of flavor and acidity.
Our Reserve is well-suited with a main course, such as fruit-stuffed veal, pork tenderloin, roasted duck with mango, cedar-plank grilled salmon, and curried chicken salad. This flavorful bubbly also can be served as an apéritif with smoked oysters, caviar and such hard cheeses as aged Swiss Sbrinz, Sonoma Vella Jack or Irish Coolea.
Wine Information
TASTING BOOK
“The 2004 Reserve is an expressive wine showing profound aromas of ripe cherry and Mandarin orange that evolve into warm honey and marzipan. Not to be outdone, the palate is rich with flavors of raspberry, spiced apples and candied ginger. Crisp on entry and velvety in texture, the wine lingers in the mouth with a long balanced acidity.”
– Winemakers Keith Hock and Hugh Davies
Varietal Composition: 84% Pinot Noir, 16% Chardonnay
County Composition: 33% Mendocino, 31% Sonoma, 19% Napa, 17% Marin
Principal Pinot Noir Blocks: Mendocino County: Corby, Juster Sonoma County: Saltonstall
Napa County: Hyde
Marin County: Stevens
Appellation: North Coast
Harvest Dates: August 12, 2004 - September 11, 2004
Barrel Fermentation: 37%
Alcohol: 12.5%
TA: 0.80 g/100mL
pH: 3.1
RS: 1.15 g/100mL
Bottling Date: May 19, 2005
Aging: 6 years, 6 months
Disgorge Dates: November 2, 2011
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Cases Produced: 1,668 (9-Liter)
Suggested Retail: $110
Available Formats: 750mL, 1.5L
