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Wine Information
This reserve is made in the honor of Robert Winer. The 1996 vintage is also available undosed upon request. It was named one of the Top 10 Effervescents in the world in 2008, and received the gold medal of the competition.
Wine making
Vinified in enameled steel tanks and in oak casks.
Tasting
Visual impression : A lovely row of delicate bubbles greets the eye as they enhance the evanescent rim ring. Golden yellow in color with amber light...
Vintage 1996
Up to this point 1996 has been considered a fantastic vintage which produced classic wines; the best since 1990. A long, dry summer produced grapes of record ripeness with record acidity. Some, including myself, question how the 1996s are aging. The wines are generally characterized by a distinctive rather lemony acidity and very good attack, but some wines now seem terribly austere, while others already seem dangerously short of fruit. None o...
