Domaine Carneros Brut
Champagne Blend
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Description: | The Vintage Brut Cuvee is the signature wine of Domaine Carneros. It encompasses the widest range of estate clones and vineyard blocks of the winery's collection. The tapestry of flavors that result, married with the inherent finesse of the cool Carneros fruit, create wines of depth and complexity that are enhanced by a minimum of three years of bottle age sur lie in the cellar before release. Wine maker notes Domaine Carneros begins harvest in mid-August, at the point when the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes have achieved a level of maturity determined by the winemaker to be optimum for sparkling wine. The fog which descends on the area at dusk reduces air temperature by as much as 20ºF, cooling the fruit by the middle of the night. The harvest takes place during the pre-dawn and early morning hours; the grapes are hand-harvested into shallow receptacles to avoid any bruising and immediately brought to the cellar. On arrival, they are hand-loaded into air-pressure operated Willmes membrane presses and the must gently extracted. Only this delicate first pressing is used to produce the wine, and the primary fermentation is initiated immediately in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. From the harvest through vinification and the weeks of evaluation which follow, each clonal selection is maintained separately in its own tank before the composition of the finished wine is determined. After extensive trial blendings, the optimum proportion of each varietal and each clone is assembled in the final cuvée; the blend approximates 65 percent Pinot Noir and 25 to 30 percent Chardonnay, with the balance in Pinot Blanc. The wine is completed strictly according to the méthode traditionnelle used in the production of champagne, with a secondary fermentation in bottle. The wine is aged a minimum of three years before riddling. This process takes place in Domaine Carneros' cellars, carved into the hillside beneath the winery; surrounded by earth on three sides, they maintain a constant, cool temperature year round. Following disgorgement, the wine receives a light brut dosage of just under one percent. As a result of the consistently fine quality of Carneros' vintages which dispels the need to blend wines across vintages, each bottle of Domaine Carneros Brut bears a vintage date. Technical notes The 2000 growing season was a classic for the Carneros--long and cool creating a wine of great structure and longevity. This vintage produced wines of great balance and elegance. The blend in this wine is 58% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay, and 3% Pinot Blanc. The appellation is 100% Carneros and 100% 2000 vintage. Five percent (5%) of the wine underwent malolactic fermentation. The Brut was aged on the yeast for three years. It will age gracefully for up to 10 years or longer. Food pairing Delicious with double or triple cream cheeses, fish and shellfish, poultry, Asian and California cuisine. Producer The first and only U.S. sparkling winery with 100% of its estate vineyards certified organic, Domaine Carneros also installed the largest photovoltaic solar collection system on any winery in the world in 2003. |
| Price: | $ 31.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Previously available from Bedford Wine Merchants
| Address: |
24 Village Green Bedford, NY 10506 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 888-315-8333 |
| Fax: | 914-234-6669 |
First added to 1000 Corks on July 19, 2021.
This product was inactivated March 16, 2022.
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