2018 Goat Bubbles, Brut Cuvée

Awards

Wine Enthusiast 89 points.

"Lemon-zest and light toast aromas show an angular, steely edge on the nose of this bottling. The palate offers the familiar citrus and mild yeast elements, with ample acidity."

--Matt Kettmann

Food Pairing

Pair with sushi, chilled shrimp and caper lemon or fried calamari. Cheese, such as Humboldt Fog and truffle goat, are tasty options. Dessert pairing includes nectarine cobbler with vanilla ice cream for the home run. 

Production Notes

Pinot Noir Clone 2A, Chardonnay Clone 15; 147 cases produced

Tasting Notes

Tiny bubbles and pale straw color delights the eye. There is zero dosage, perfect as nature intended it. Enjoy yellow pear, lemon peel, chalk and flint on the nose. The palate is well-balanced, like two acrobatic rock-and-roll dancers, and shows textured flavors of apricot, 7Up and pastry dough.  One of our Ambassadors noted that this wine is the "Elysian Fields of the palate." 

Vineyard Notes

The 2018 is a blend of 80% Pinot Noir Clone 2A from Rio Vista Vineyard and 20% Chardonnay Clone 15 from Sierra Madre Vineyard.

Winemaker Notes

We use the term Cuvée to specifically indicate a blend, a wine produced from a mixture of several grape varieties, rather than a varietal wine. Our other five sparklers are single varietal and single vineyard. Thus, our Cuvée will vary in the blend from year to year and always be a pleasant surprise.