2006 Blanc de Blancs
Oregon Dijon Clone Chardonnay, Sparkling Wine
Knudsen Vineyards
Dundee Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon
750ml bottles
2006 Blanc de Blancs Tasting Notes
This 2006 Blanc de Blancs has all the wonderful aromas one would like to experience in a great Blanc de Blancs. Look for an abundance of soft aromatics of yeast biscuit and fresh-baked brioche. Fruit kicks in with lovely Anjou pear and a hint of Pink Lady apple. Framing this set of aromas is an expectation of creamy, succulent flower honey. The flavor has beautiful balance of fruit and minerality. Nashi pear and honey mid-palate blends with a feeling of sunshine, while a classic sense of smokey, stony, flint minerality kicks in, followed by abundant fresh fruit in the length, with a hint of Myer lemon zest sailing into a long lively finish.
Wine Scores and Reviews for 2006 Blanc de Blancs
- 2006: Wine Advocate 92 "The 2006 Blanc de Blancs Knudsen Vineyard is an elegant, racy effort with lovely white fruit, brioche, and mineral flavours that dance on the palate. Enjoy this elegant bubbly over the next 4-5 years." - Jay Miller
- 2006: Wine Spectator 91 "A refined style, playing its creamy, spicy flavors against lively acidity, as fine bubbles enhance the pear and floral flavors. Drink now." - Harvey Steiman
- 2000: Wine Advocate 93
- 2000: Wine Spectator 92 "Elegant, creamy and refined, balancing its delicate citrus and pear flavors against a judicious level of toasted brioche and a fleck of white pepper as the finish lingers gently. Drink now. - HS"
- 1999: Wine Spectator 89 "Peppery, toasty aromas are prevalent in this crisp, mature, distinctive sparkler, the finish lingering well against a fine bead of effervescence. Drink now. 887 cases made. -HS"
- 1998: Wine Spectator 90
- 1997: Wine Spectator 88
