2016 Goat Bubbles, Blanc de Noirs Bien Nacido
Specifications
- Alcohol 12.8%
- Acidity .80g/100ml
- Appellation Santa Maria Valley
- Bottling Date June 12, 2017
- Country USA
- Disgorgement October 23, 2019
- Dosage Zero
- Harvest Date July 27, 2016
- ph 3.19
- Producer Flying Goat Cellars
- Region Santa Barbara County
- Type Sparkling
- Varietal Pinot Noir 115
- Vineyard Bien Nacido Vineyard
- Vintage 2016
- Winemaker Norm Yost
Food Pairing
Consider pairing this with a generous helping of caviar or smoked steelhead salmon. Better yet, treat yourself with a glass (or a bottle) as you indulge in your favorite strawberry cheesecake.
Production Notes
Pinot Noir Clone 115; 94 cases produced.
Tasting Notes
Erupting with lively tiny bubbles, this zesty platinum blonde sparkler greets your nose with floral and white peach aromas. The bright acidity is elegantly complimented by notes of dried fruit. Each of the complex and textured layers of this wine coalesce into a clean and refreshing finish with a hint of juniper berry and tangerine.
Vineyard Notes
This is our second vintage of Goat Bubbles from the historic Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley AVA. In 2010, Flying Goat Cellars began sourcing grapes from old vines at Bien Nacido Vineyard Block N for Pinot Noir. We now source fruit from the interplanting, clone 115, for our newest expression of bubbles. The vineyard has 12×7 spacing and vertical shoot positioning (VSP) trellis system. Soil type is Elder loam and Elder shaly loam on a 9-15% slope, allowing for great drainage. The Miller family own and farm this vineyard, along with Solomon Hills.