Blanc de Noirs, North Coast – 2004 – 91 points, 2 stars – Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine
91 points
“85% Pinot Noir; 15% Chardonnay. This straw-colored offering is a crisper approach to Blanc de Noirs with a defined edge of acidity to its subtle themes of candied, faintly cherry-like fruit. It counts a generous dose of yeasty richness as a plus, and, although just a touch coarse in its mousse, it is fully charged with insistent bubbles. It ends with a lingering, wholly champenized finish of dried cherries, chalk and yeast, and it has the potential to get better with age.”
Blanc de Noirs, North Coast – 2004 – 91 points, 2 stars – Connoisseurs’ Guide to California Wine