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Domaine Carneros Le Reve Blanc de Blancs Brut 2013

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6 bottle(s) at £87.48 per bottle.
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Domaine Carneros Le Reve Blanc de Blancs Brut 2013

  • Country USA
  • Region Carneros
  • Grapes 100% Chardonnay
  • Abv 12%
  • Case size 6 / 75
  • Beautifully evolved for its age, our 2013 Le Reve showcases an array of toasty notes reminiscent of brioche, toasted almond, and even creme brulee. Interwoven with these notes are white flowers, citrus, and pear. This stunning combination leads to a very full and round palate. Only the finest fruit is used, and the finished wine is left to age in a bottle for 6 years.

Le Reve is a classic tete de cuvee - our winery's finest Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine and frequently named America's Best. French for "the dream", Le Rêve is crafted from 100% estate-grown fruit, making it a pure expression of Domaine Carneros. Five distinct clones of Chardonnay impart nuanced aromas and flavours, while five and a half years of ageing in the bottle on the lees have heightened the wine's richness and complexity.

Beautifully evolved for its age, our 2008 Le Rêve showcases an array of toasty notes reminiscent of brioche, toasted almonds, and even crème brûlée. Interwoven with these notes are white flowers, citrus, and pear. This stunning combination leads to a very full and round palate.

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Price£437.41
CountryUnited States
Vintage2013
Bottles Per Case6
Bottle Size75
2 cases 10% offNo
Winery

Domaine Carneros is the only sparkling wine producer exclusively using Carneros grapes in the heart of the Carneros region. The Carneros Appellation is the first American Viticultural appellation to be defined according to climate rather than along political lines. Almost all of the grapes for Domaine Carneros wines come from our estate vineyards.

Every morning, I thank my lucky stars that I am a winemaker. Even after 36 years, harvest is a complete thrill, beginning with the challenge of when to pick each block of grapes. Did we make the right call? Would Thursday be better than Wednesday? The grapes might look and taste right, but we won’t know until the first fermentations. 2013 was a wonderful growing season. It had been about ten days longer than usual from bloom to harvest as the flowering came early. The consistent growing and ripening conditions allowed us to pick the fruit as it became perfectly ripe. Grape sugars were where we wanted them, and flavours and balance were nearly perfect. We started bringing in grapes on August 16; the newly pressed juice was already delicious. The aroma of fermenting juice in the cellar was so rapturous that I never wanted to leave! Even with all these positive indicators, we didn’t know if 2013 was a great vintage until the first fermentations were complete. It will take years before our sparkling wines are ready for release, but fortunately, we have a few bottles from earlier vintages to tide you over. A votre santé!

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