Alma Fria Sonoma Coast Sparkling Chardonnay NV BFCM21ALL distilled in small volumes and

distilled in small volumes and bottled on its own rather than blended into sameness

fresh blackberry fruit followed by a silky mid-palate with beautifully integrated tannins and a mouthcoating fruit sweetness on the finish

It was a drawn-out season with zero heat concerns

what is left is concentration

From the blue Devonian slate slopes of Mosel

Alma Fria Sonoma Coast Sparkling Chardonnay NV BFCM21ALL distilled in small volumes andA small production sparkling Chardonnay from a producer better known for still Pinot and Chardonnay. The cuvee is roughly half a perpetual base that Carroll Kemp has been building since 2010 2011 and half current vintage West Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, bottled at slightly lower pressure with no dosage. The result is a sparkler that tastes like a serious still wine with bubbles lemon confit, white flowers, mint, slate, white pepper, fine mousse,