Napa Valley

Light

Natural Cork

White

Paula Kornell debuted her namesake brand in 2017 in homage to her father, Hanns Kornell, who, in 1958, began producing Méthode Champenoise techniques on California grapes from his Larkmead Estate winery. Paula began working with her dad at Kornell Champagne Cellars in 1982, so her own label has been a long time coming. Scotland native Robin Akhurst, leveraging the Méthode Champenoise, is making some of the best sparkling wine that is Napa Valley appellated. The 2020 release of Paula Kornell is terrifically fresh with stark minerality and building in richness with French pastry, almond cream, and golden cherries. From the lively and persistent, rich and creamy mousse come notes of acacia, Granny Smith apple, and buttered brioche, finishing bone dry even at 8.0g/L, with crispy and zippy acid tension. Harvested between 17 and 31 August 2020, with tirage on 1 February 2021 and disgorged on 15 January 2023. Number nine of my top 10 wines of 2023.

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

Paula Kornell, Blanc de Noirs, Napa Valley, California, USA, 2020

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Paula Kornell debuted her namesake brand in 2017 in homage to her father, Hanns Kornell, who, in 1958, began producing Méthode C

Paula Kornell, Blanc de Noirs, Napa Valley, California, USA 2020

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