2017 Ultramarine "Heintz Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Rosé Sparkling Wine
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Bid on this 2-bottle lot of 2017 Ultramarine "Heintz Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Rosé Sparkling Wine (97RP). Wine Advocate writes: "Composed mainly of Pinot Noir, made without malolactic conversion and aged on the lees for 40 months, resulting in a creamy texture. Elegant yet powerful, with bright fruit layered with toast, pastry and mushrooms, an ultra-soft texture, singular personality and a very long finish — worth watching over the next 5-7+ years." (09/2022)
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2017 Ultramarine "Heintz Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Rosé Sparkling Wine
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources and stored in the temperature controlled wine cellar of a San Francisco based collector and repeat consignor with K&L Auctions.
Condition: Excellent
One of the most exciting wine projects in California today happens to be an upstart garagiste with an obsession for redefining sparkling wine in America. Michael Cruse operates from a small industrial park in Petaluma just off the bustling Highway 101 corridor. After a brief career in molecular and cell biology laboratories, Cruse worked his first harvest in 2006. After learning about the meticulous, labor-intensive process of producing artisanal grower Champagne, he became convinced that if winemakers applied the same approach to sparkling wine in California, the results could be game-changing. Cruse now stands at the forefront of a burgeoning movement making incredibly beautiful sparkling single-vineyard wines from some of Sonoma's most acclaimed vineyard sites. As William Kelley writes in Decanter, "But by pioneering the artisanal methods and terroir-driven philosophy of the grower Champagne movement here in North America, it’s fair to say he’s enjoying an influence that’s being felt far beyond his modest facility in Petaluma."
Professional Reviews
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Wine Advocate
“The 2017 Sparkling Rosé Heintz Vineyard is composed mainly of Pinot Noir, made without malolactic conversion and bottled without filtration. It was aged on the lees in bottle for 40 months and has just below five atmospheres of pressure (as opposed to the six to 6.5 bars of pressure in the Cruse Tradition sparklings), resulting in a creamier texture. "What matters more is pressure, not time en tirage," notes winemaker Michael Cruse. "2017 was an earlier vintage for us, so this is a bigger Ultramarine than I would normally release—the 2016 and 2018 were more classic vintages for us, more acid driven." The palate is elegant yet powerful, its bright fruit layered with more savory tones of toast, pastry and mushrooms. It has an alluring ultra-soft texture, singular personality and a very long finish. I'd love to see how this develops over the next 5-7+ years in bottle (EB).” (09/2022)
Product Details
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources and stored in the temperature controlled wine cellar of a San Francisco based collector and repeat consignor with K&L Auctions.
Condition: Excellent
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