Piper Sonoma Brut Select Cuvee '07
The Nitty Gritty:
- Vintage: 2007
- Varietal: Sparkling
- Winery: Piper Sonoma
- Region: Sonoma
- Country: United States
- Price: About $15
- Rating: 90/100
- Tags: sparkling
Piper Sonoma is Piper-Heidsieck’s California venture, boasting spectacular sparkling wines at a fraction of its French cousin’s prices. I tend to like a drier champagne or sparkling wine, but some folks don’t, and this is a nice balance — it’s not mouth-puckering, but certainly not sweet either.
Sparkling wine can be a little difficult to nose as you may find bubbles shooting up your nostrils, but if you can get a sniff in, you’ll detect hints of citrus. On the palate it is crisp and fresh, with hints of lemon and cream and an almost nutty finish (really, I just wanted to use “nutty” as an adjective to describe a wine). Drink this alone, as an aperitif, or with a seafood dish. Or poultry. Or pasta. Or in your shower. Or upside down. Or through an IV…
*Note: The “2007” vintage, in this case, refers to the year in which the wine was consumed. This particular wine is a non-vintage (NV).
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By Lauren McNally
Lauren B. McNally is a New York based consultant and freelance writer who spends most of her free time exploring culinary and oenological pursuits with friends. She originally hails from Maine and graduated from Bowdoin College,spending time abroad at the University of Cambridge in the UK (where she found the dining hall cuisine rather offensive and repulsive, as opposed to the top-ranked Bowdoin Dining Services). Her palate is ever-evolving but Burgundies are among her current obsessions. Her least favorite wine-related phrase: “I don’t like _.” Lauren also enjoys cooking Italian and French cuisine, and has an unnatural obsession with Gorgonzola and pancetta.
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