Roederer Estate Brut Sparkling Wine

Roederer Estate Brut Sparkling Wine
Philo, California

www.roedererestate.com

This sparkling wine is something special. Brought to you by the California arm of Champagne genius Louis Roederer, this wine makes me want to open a bottle of bubbly at least once a week. And coming in around $23 per bottle, it's more or less within reach to do just that.

Review: This wine has beautiful but mild yeasty aromas, tastes of fresh juicy pear, and just a hint of nuttiness. These flavors develop through a careful blending of multiples vintages of base wine followed by an ageing period of two years on the lees (dead spent yeast used in the secondary fermentation). It's dry, light, and deliciously refreshing.

Food Pairing: Perfect as an apéritif, or served with pretty much anything.

Bottom Line: I must confess that this wine is especially dear to me, as it's the bubbly my husband and I served at our wedding. Even if this wine didn't have a special place in my heart, I would love it. Affordable, great quality, and easy to drink. I dig it. Lots.

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Wine Geekery:

• VINTAGE: Non Vintage/ Multi Vintage
• PLACE: Anderson Valley AVA (American Viticultural Area)
• GRAPES: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir 
• AGEING: 2 years, on the lees
• BOOZE: 12%
• RESIDUAL SUGAR: 1.2%
• CELLAR: Drink now 
• www.roedererestate.com

Where did I get it? Trader Joe's

What's the damage? High Priced (but on the low side of "high")