Cruse Wine - Cruse Tradition Sparkling NV (750ml) Friuli-Venezia

Cruse Wine - Cruse Tradition Sparkling NV (750ml) Friuli-VeneziaMichael Cruse is still tinkering with the style of Tradition, his non vintage sparkler. This sees no sulfur during elevage, and the combination of lees and mild oxidation results in a wine of unusual and dramatic savor. Salty, nutty, bready, with a lees character so pronounced it brings sherry to mind, the wine nevertheless has a tremendous tension to the its structure, a lemon curd brightness over the breadth from the lees yielding an umami character

Mineral energy keeps this powering long distance

dark-skinned Blaufränkisch has really found a footing along the slopes of the Finger Lakes

My answer is … Bull by the Horns

cherry and some rose petal on the nose and palate

fresh herbs and dried flowers

plums and stewed pears

other than the dry weather

Firm acidity provides a crisp finish of citrus

drink this undeniably delicious Chardonnay over the coming couple of years

while the later pick gives palate weight and the deeper fruit character for drinkability – the final blend bringing both parcels together in a really awesome way

the 2022 Carneros Pinot Noir begins with aromas of warm baked cherries

cherry pit and ripe plum