Cruse Wine Co Rancho Chimiles Sparkling Valdiguie 2022

Rancho Chimiles Sparkling Valdiguie 2022*Pét-Nat or Petillant NaturelCruse Wine Co.Napa Valley $39.99 6+ SALE (code: 6saves2)$41.99 reg If you have been around wine long enough, you know Michael's claim to fame is Ultramarine, but if you know about his Cruse wines, his calling card is this wine. The tasting note below by the winery nails it, but I would add several things to that, most importantly how pleasurable this was to sniff and sip. Effusive aromas rose from the glass and delicate but dense flavors covered the palate...the finish on this (and the White Zin) was astonishingly well over a minute. Peach, watermelon, flowers, and minerally rocks and salt. Texturally, the bead is champagne, sumptuous with a very good mousse at pour - the same bars of pressure as the traditions! This was outstanding!Appellation Wooden Valley (Napa Valley)Vineyard: Valdiguié (Napa Gamay) from Terry Wilson’s Rancho Chimiles vineyard in Wooden Valley, Napa Valley AVA. A cooler region in south Napa, ne