Scharffenberger, Mendocino County, Brut Rose, Sparkling Wine nv This is a sparkler that features lively fruit, vivid strawberries and raspberry punch, with an accent of floral notes. In the mouth the fruit carries on with a creamy character, a sense of vanilla, a rounded wine that slips down easily – very nice.
The grapes behind this wine are 54% Pinot Noir and 46% Chardonnay. Most of the base wine underwent malolactic. 4.5% Pinot Noir gives the color, following the practice that is traditional in Champagne, where a bit of red wine creates the pink hue rather than an earlier maceration of black grapes.
This is the first Rose that Scharffenberger has produced in over 10 years. The dosage is 10 grams per litre. Produced and bottled in Philo 12% purchased for $19.49 at Bottle Barn Scharffenberger