Reviews : BLANC DE BLANCS
2009
91 points / 2009 Blanc de Blancs - Wine Enthusiast
"Made from 100% Chardonnay, this bubbly shows Schramsberg’s ease of producing rich, clean and elegant sparkling wines. It’s delicious now in vanilla, yeast, lime and Asian pear flavors, with some sweetness from the dosage, but try giving it 5–6 years in the cellar." (December 2012)
91 points / 2009 Blanc de Blancs - Wine Spectator Insider
"Elegant and sleekly styled, with appealing aromas of green apple and almond brioche, featuring focused, layered flavors lemon curd, cinnamon and ginger." (November 14, 2012)
90 points / 2009 Blanc de Blancs - Ken's Wine Guide
"This light straw colored Sparkler consistently performs very well with our panel. It opens with a mild bread dough bouquet with hints of grapefruit and lemon. On the palate, this wine is light bodied, a touch acidic and slightly effervescent. The flavor profile is a slightly tart green apple with hints of white pepper, mild grapefruit, and some nicely integrated minerality. The finish is very dry and its flavors linger for a while. The panel suggested serving this very nice sparkler with appetizers like bacon wrapped scallops or caviar.." (November 2012)
2008
94 points - Editor's Choice / 2008 Blanc de Blancs - Wine Enthusiast
"Made from 100% Chardonnay grown mostly in Napa and Sonoma counties, this charming bubbly is one of the best blanc de blancs on the market. It’s rich and honeyed and feels so good in the mouth, carrying flavors of oranges, sweet limes, Meyer lemons, vanilla and toasty bread." (December 1, 2011)
91 points / 2008 Blanc de Blancs - Wine Spectator Insider
"Sleek and vibrant, with floral apple and lemon aromas and crisp, complex flavors of pear and yeasty cinnamon that linger toward the minerally finish." (October 19, 2011)
91 points / 2008 Blanc de Blancs - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines
"A bit broader and richer than the classic model might commend, the 2008 Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs is a deep and layered sparkler that exhibits a biscuity complexity suggestive of a lengthy tirage and more time in the bottle than could possibly be the case here. Albeit a somewhat different look at the genre, it is an involving one that earns high marks and enthusiastic endorsement for its ongoing richness and involving depth." (November 2011)
2007
91 points / 2007 Blanc de Blancs - Wine Advocate #192/ eRobertParker.com
"Perhaps the finest portfolio of Schramsberg sparkling wines I have tasted to date, these beauties include the outstanding, frothy 2007 Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay), which reveals notes of brioche, white currants and lemon blossoms. Medium-bodied with persistent effervescence and excellent acidity, it should drink nicely for several years or more...." (December 2010)
91 points / 2007 Blanc de Blancs - Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wines
"2007, it seems, was a quite good year for Schramsberg, and this brisk, almost austere Blanc de Blancs joins the winery's Blanc de Noirs and Rosé in winning very high marks. It is less a stand-alone quaffer and more a taut, acid-edged wine that wants for food, and, while we see it as a fine choice for washing down sundry light seafoods, we expect that it will show at its most brilliant when served alongside fresh oysters on the half shell." (November 2010)
90 points / 2007 Blanc de Blancs - The Tasting Panel
"Fresh and minerally; crisp, toasty, and racy with lovely balance." (December 2010)
