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2016 Blanc de Blancs Sparkling

$34.95

Estate Bottled | VQA — Niagara-on-the-Lake

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SKU: 423111 Categories: ,
Tasting Notes

Winemaker's Notes

Our Blanc de Blancs sparkling is a made from 100% Chardonnay grapes using the traditional method. We bottle age this wine on the lees for a minimum of two years and disgorge each bottle just before it leaves our hands, the practice of “RD” or recently disgorged; a sign of quality and attention to detail on the part of the producer. This is a crisp and refreshing wine that engages all your senses. Creamy vanilla, citrus and fresh baked bread notes are lively on the nose. The rich and full mouth feel lingers in your mouth long after you have swallowed.

Vineyard Manager's Notes

The Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for our sparkling wines are among the first grapes we pick each year. We hand select bunches right in the vineyard looking for good ripeness while still retaining high acidity. We include grapes from all four of our vineyard sites in order to help maintain the consistency of aromas and flavours in the cuvée each year. Note that this wine is vintage dated, a rarity among our sparkling wines.

Bosc Family Food Pairings

We love good bubbles, any time, anywhere. This is a yummy wine for sipping while making dinner. It’s fresh and crisp so it will also pair with many appetizers; from smoked salmon to grilled scallops.

Technical Notes

Harvest Date Alcohol Brix at Harvest PH Total Acidity Cases Produced Residual Sugar
September 2 12.70% 18.9˚ 3.24 5.1 250 5 g/L

Featured Accolades

"A consistently delicious traditionally made blanc de blancs sparkling wine made from 100% Chardonnay grapes and aged on the lees for a minimum of two years. It pours with a vigorous mousse and a nose of toasted/creamy vanilla, brioche, golden apple, ripe pear and subtle lemon peel. It has gorgeous texture and verve on the palate with an elegant bead to carry the toasty vanilla, pear/apple notes, touch of citrus, baked bread all leading to a crisp, fresh finish. Great bubbly at this price point." 92 Points -- Rick VanSickle, www.winesinniagara.com, May 2021
"Pale straw in colour’ active mousse of tiny bubbles; apple nose with a toasty note; medium-bodied, dry, crisp, elegant with a mineral-tinged, long, fresh, lemony finish." 90 Points -- Tony Aspler, www.tonyaspler.com, May 2021
"One of Ontario's top-rated Methode Traditionnelle sparklers, nicely aged at almost five years. 100% chardonnay. Bottle aged on the lees for at least 2 years, with buttercream notes, citrus aromas, fresh bread, excellent mousse. 250 cases. 5g/L residual sugar. 12.7% ABV. " 92 Points -- Dean Tudor of Gothic Epicures, www.deantudor.com, May 2021
"This is a crystalline pale-yellow shaded sparkling gem with vivid tiny beads rising to the top of the glass and lifting delicate aromas of pear, lemon rind, brioche and slate minerality. A dense and soft-like-meringue froth fills the palate with yellow apple and pear flavours adorned with a layer of lemon curd, a touch of vanilla and finishing on a beautiful crisp and airy mineral note. This can further evolve with additional cellaring but why wait, it is so gorgeous right now. Enjoy on its own or with seafood salad or grilled halibut under a squeeze of lemon" 93 Points -- Louise Boutin, www.winecurrent.com, June 2021
" ... Bright light straw colour. Gently spicy, faintly honeyed, floral, warm, ripe lemon-melon-apple purée nose with some toasty notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, effervescent, fairly intense, ripe, harmonious, lemon-apple meringue flavours with a lingering, bright, gently toasty finish. Made in the traditional (classique) method, this 100% Chardonnay has 12.7% alcohol and 5 g/L residual sugar. Only 250 cases produced ... " 91 Points -- Michael Vaughan, www.vintageassessments.com, June 2021

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