In the mouth, dried and toasted citrus peel mixes with fresher citrus pith, apples, and a light saline quality as a moderately coarse mousse fill the mouth. Light gold in the glass with medium bubbles, this wine smells of candle wax, burnt citrus peel, and stewed apples. NV Paula Kornell Brut Champagne Blend, Arroyo Grande Valley, Central Coast, California The salty quality of this wine makes it hard to take just one sip. In the mouth, crushed nuts, citrus peel, and baked apple flavors have a toasty bread and saline quality as a billowing mousse expands on the palate. Pale greenish-gold in color with medium bubbles, this wine smells of baked apples and citrus peel. NV Lucien Albrecht Brut Cremant d’Alsace, Alsace, France Hints of toasted bread linger in the finish along with apple pie and a hint of herbs. In the mouth, a velvety, voluminous mousse delivers flavors of honey, toffee, baked apples, and seawater across the palate. Pale greenish-gold in the glass with fine bubbles, this wine smells of peanut brittle and honey. click to buy.Ģ012 Avinyó “La Ticota – Gran Reserva Brut Nature” Cava, Penedes, Spain In the mouth, a silky mousse delivers wonderfully aromatic flavors of white flowers, Asian pears, and hints of white peaches. Pale greenish gold in the glass with medium-fine bubbles, this wine smells of wet chalkboard, white flowers, and unripe apples. click to buy.Ģ020 Col Vetoraz Brut Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze, Veneto, Italy In the mouth, a soft but voluminous mousse delivers clean and bright flavors of green apple, white flowers, and Asian pear across the palate. Pale greenish-gold in color with medium-fine bubbles, this wine smells of grapefruit pith and white flowers. Tasting NotesĢ020 Col Vetoraz Brut Prosecco Valdobbiadene, Veneto, Italy Paillard’s non-vintage Blanc de Blancs takes us up into the next price level, along with the slightly less expensive Lanson’s “Le Rosé” and the lovely smaller production rosé from Legras & Haas. Also in that zone we’ve got Paula Kornell’s wonderfully floral Blanc de Noirs as well as Bruno Paillard‘s Première Cuvee. In the mid-range I’ve got a well-aged Cava from Avinyó that has some nice toastiness that fans of older sparkling wines will enjoy.
Albrecht also makes a killer rosé, which is one of the best budget bottles of pink bubbles around.
There’s the inexpensive floral notes of Col Vetoraz Prosecco, the creamy apple tones of Lucien Albrecht Cremant d’Alsace, and the saline citrus of Paula Kornell’s Central Coast Brut, all of which can be found for under $20. As we head into the holidays people are always asking me for recommendations for bubbly, and I usually have a number of samples stacked up in the corner waiting to be opened, so this is a good excuse to plow through them all. I’m pleased to bring you the latest installment of Vinography Unboxed, where I highlight some of the better bottles that have crossed my doorstep recently. Hello and welcome to my weekly dig through the pile of wine samples that show up asking to be tasted.
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