SCHRAMSBERG MIRABELLE ROSE NV
SCHRAMSBERG MIRABELLE ROSE NV
94 pts Wine Enthusiast
This wine is rich, lush, with aromas of strawberry, red plum, raspberry cream, orange-blossom honey on the nose. On the palate, find a creamy mousse and notes of tangerine, vanilla buttercream, strawberry rhubarb compote, Kaffir lime cream and crystalized ginger. (TP)
92 pts Wine Spectator
This luscious and generous pink offers seductive flavors of raspberry and cherry layered with crème brûlée and roasted hazelnut before finishing on a decadent note. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. (TF)
Mirabelle is Schramsberg’s multi-vintage brut sparkling wine. Twenty years into building an outstanding range of vintage-dated sparkling wines, the Davies family set out to master the non-vintage or “multi-vintage” traditional method technique.
Twenty years into building an outstanding range of vintage-dated sparkling wines, the Davies family set out to master the non-vintage or “multi-vintage” traditional method technique. A few years of experimentation would ultimately lead to the successful launch of Mirabelle Brut and Mirabelle Brut Rose in 1992. Starting in 2022, the Mirabelle packaging started to designate the bottling number to give specificity to each bottling of Mirabelle, and to highlight the vintage which is primarily in the blend.
VINEYARDS These bottlings are specially crafted blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Schramsberg’s select cool-climate vineyards in the Napa-Carneros, Sonoma Coast, Anderson Valley, and Marin County areas of California’s North Coast.
WINEMAKING The grapes are picked by hand and gently pressed to provide superior quality juice for the production of this balanced, refreshing rosé bubbly. In the spring following the fall harvest, base wines are individually evaluated and carefully blended by our winemakers. Pinot Noir lots, including a few fermented with skin contact, provide brightness of berry fruit and body, while Chardonnay lots lend length and zest to the palate. Additional flavor depth and aromatic complexity results from the blending of base wine lots aged in barrels and tanks for one or more years. The wine undergoes secondary fermentation in the bottle and rests for approximately two years before its release. Following the en tirage aging, an extensive dosage trial process produces the ideal finishing touch, and the sparkling wine is ready to be enjoyed. TASTING NOTES “Our 33rd bottling of the Mirabelle Brut Rosé opens with notes of strawberry, cherry, raspberry, and apricot, followed by Meyer lemon, orange zest, ginger and honey. A candied entry on the palate offers flavors of apple pie, creamsicle and strawberry-lemonade, with underlayers of ruby grapefruit, watermelon and rhubarb, leading to a tangy and quenching finish.”
Varietals: 62% Chardonnay, 38 % Pinot Noir
Composition: 62% Sonoma, 24% Napa 8% Mendocino, 6% Marin
Vintage Blend: 84% 2021, 16% aged reserve lots
Tirage: Two years of aging en tirage
ABV: 12.8%
