California

Medium

Cork

White

Winemaker Michael Cruse takes the exact perpetual cuvée reserve wine used in his Tradition bottling and ages it an additional year in 2000L new Stockinger cask. Two years in élevage and another two years on the lees, riddled, disgorged without dosage. This is an extreme, more concentrated version of Tradition. The base year grapes are from 2018. Superbly briny and vinous, with petra core and brioche notes leading to a voluminous wine with a palate-etching mousse that is so rich and creamy with inextricably fine beads that are cleaned by ultra-bracing acidity. Then comes a savoury rush of hay, bacon fat, and woody aromatics. Cruse feels there is no room for experimentation with his Ultramarine wines, so Cruse Wine Co is his playground. The bottom line, this is really intriguing and fun to drink, but you’ve got to be prepared for it and welcoming of its almost jarring savouriness.

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Cruse Wine Co., Reserve Cask Wine Demo Series (LC18), California, California, USA

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Winemaker Michael Cruse takes the exact perpetual cuvée reserve wine used in his Tradition bottling and ages it an additional ye

Cruse Wine Co., Reserve Cask Wine Demo Series (LC18), California, USA NV

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