Riverbench Cork Jumper Blanc de Blancs 2013

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Vintage
2013

Size
750ML

Features
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Green Wine

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Riverbench started experimenting with sparkling wine in 2008, and have been enjoying the results ever since! This devilish little wine might just trick you into thinking you're enjoying a French Champagne with its buttery and yeasty brioche finish. Pretty golden apple flavors meld with a hint of citrus as this classic wine evolves in the glass.

Try it with a hunk of Camembert cheese, some salty truffle fries, or the best pairing yet: fried chicken. Because bubbles make it all just a little more fun.

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    While less expensive than the Brut Rose, the 2013 Cork Jumper Blanc de Blancs is certainly a better wine. Loaded with classy notes of orchard fruits, rising bread, flowers, citrus and lemon aromas and flavors, this fresh, lively and beautifully pure Blanc de Blanc is up with some of the finest sparkling wines I’ve tasted from California.
  • 91
    100% Chardonnay. A bit richer on the nose and a touch toastier than its genre typically predicts, this very well-crafted sparkler follows with a lovely, deftly integrated mix of autolyzed yeast creaminess and tart, green apple fruit with slightly chalky, stony soil suggestions confidently confirming its very solid Blanc de Blancs credentials. Its very fine and vigorous stream of tiny bubbles is sustained as it sits in the glass, and keen composition is again manifest in a well-considered dosage that does the trick in tempering its brisk acidity without contributing distracting sweetness.

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Riverbench, California
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Situated on the southeastern edge of the Santa Maria Valley, the northernmost AVA in Santa Barbara County, the vineyard originally consisted of 220 acres of Chardonnay and 55 acres of Pinot Noir. Riverbench continually evaluates the vines as they age, replanting as necessary. In 2008, they committed themselves to their premium sparkling wine program. We continue to work hard making wines that are inspired by Champagne in France. In 2015, they added the third great grape varietal famous in that area, Pinot Meunier, to our vineyard. We anticipate incorporating these grapes into our sparkling wine blends beginning in 2017.

Riverbench vines are planted on the Santa Maria Bench, which is made up of alluvial soils. These soils are formed of sediment deposited by flowing water thousands of years ago, and contain particles of clay, silt, sand and gravel. They are extremely fertile because of their medium to fine textures; yet they are shallow in depth which allows for a great growing medium. The rocky benchland provides excellent drainage and in turn allows us to define growth without a large amount of outside input. Sandstone filled with fossils and remnants of ancient sea life, along with large rocks and river cobble, can be found all over the property, reminding us of the history of this ancient riverbed.

Winemaker Clarissa Nagy is known for her elegant and sophisticated winemaking style, and for her appreciation for fruit that comes from the Santa Maria Valley. She continues to refine Riverbench wines each vintage, and adds her own unique twists to the portfolio.

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Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.

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A lesser-known but elite AVA within the larger Santa Barbara district, the Santa Maria Valley AVA runs precisely west to east starting near the coast. The valley funnels cool, Pacific Ocean air to the vineyards more inland, allowing grapes a longer hang time to ripen evenly and achieve their full potential by harvest time. Combined with minimal rainfall, consistent warm sunshine, and well-drained soils, it is an ideal environment for grape growing.

Many of the wineries here are small and highly respected, having established a reputation in the 1970s and 80s for producing excellent Central Coast wines like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. More recently, Syrah has also proven quite successful in the region. Many vineyards are owned by growers who sell their grapes to other wineries, so it is common to see the same vineyard name on bottlings from different wineries. Bien Nacido Vineyard is perhaps the best-known and most prestigious.

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