Sekthaus Raumland - Chardonnay Reserve Brut 2015

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2015 Chardonnay Réserve Brut opens with a deep, clear, fresh and complex nose of ripe fruits intermingled with iodine and mocha notes. Round and complex yet remarkably finessed on the palate, this is an intense, seriously structured, enormously saline and tensioned Chardonnay with a long and complex finish. This is another great sparkling wine from the Raumland family. The grapes are sourced from vines on calcareous soils in Bockenheim (Pfalz) and in Mölsheim (Rheinhessen). The base wine was aged in 25% barriques and 75% stainless steel vats. More than 14,670 bottles and 430 magnums were made. 12% stated alcohol. Natural cork."

FALSTAFF: "Ein nuancenreicher, hefiger, nussiger, nachgerade kreidiger Duft. Der Gaumen spielt mit Süße und Säure, lässt eine feine Reifewürze anklingen, der süße Kern trägt durch das frische Mousseux hindurch, ehe der Abklang mit Saftigkeit erfrischt."