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We bought this bottle of bubbly at the Crooked Vine tasting room which is co-located with Stony Ridge. It was an unusual purchase as we don't usually buy bubblies, but it was unusual in that the grape Malvasia Bianca is not a normal component in a sparkling wine, and it tasted wonderful.
The presentation is OK. It comes in a Champagne bottle. The label gives the legal minimum. There is no indication anywhere on the bottle of when either the grapes were grown or when it was put bottled. With a non-vintage wine you typically will see the range of years "hidden" on the label somewhere indicating when the grapes were grown to differentiate it from the non-vintage bottlings of other years. This is not so with his particular wine. The only way to tell is to see the tasting notes. The cherub on the label is nice, but doesn't do the original (carved in a giant cask in their tasting room) justice.
It had an composite cork typical of sparkling wines.
It had a golden colour and cinnamon on the nose.
The Verdict:
My favorite sparkling wine.| Style: | Champagne |
| Varietals: | Malvasia Bianca |
| Appellation/Terrior: | California |
| Vintage: | NV (2005) |
| Vintner: | Stony Ridge |
| Alcohol: | 12% by Volume |
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