Mendocino County

Full

Crown Cap

White

This is one fun, engaging, and complex California sparkler from owner-winemaker Courtney Humiston. It presents a rich golden hue with a slightly cloudy appearance from bottling unfiltered, and it bursts out of the glass with toasty-citrusy aromatics, all building with an assertive, creamy mousse that resolves briskly to reveal impressive complexity. Beneath all that lie notes of dried apricot and shortbread biscuit drizzled with wildflower honey, lifted by fresh chamomile on the long, lingering, saline-mineral finish. Naturally fermented with native yeast and undergoes full malolactic, with no sulphur additions during primary or secondary fermentation. Bottled with a traditional liqueur de tirage and fermented dry, then aged sur lie for nine months, riddled, and disgorged with zero dosage. The Sauvignon Blanc comes from La Mijita Vineyard, and the Chardonnay from Gobbi Vineyard—both in Mendocino County.

Chardonnay

Sauvignon Blanc

Delphinium Wine Co., California Crémant, Mendocino County, California, USA, 2023

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This is one fun, engaging, and complex California sparkler from owner-winemaker Courtney Humiston. It presents a rich golden hue

Delphinium Wine Co., California Crémant, Mendocino County, California, USA 2023

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