Light straw, small bubbles…
Aromas of Fuji apple, spice, hesitant brioche…
Good, clean acids, medium finish.
Outside of sipping this on the Domaine Carneros terrace…this is good, but certainly not earth shaking.
89 pts.
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I find Domaine Carneros to be a nice house sparkler. Prefer Schramsberg but pricing is a little sharper with Carneros aka US Tattinger.
I agree.
Within Taittinger’s portfolio, one should pony-up an extra $15-20 for the La Franciase NV, IMHO.
It’s pretty solid for the price point. Bay Area Costcos carry both the Carneros for $24 and Roederer for $20. We get very spoiled as my folks live on the far west side of Napa, with Domaine Carneros just a 10 min hop. They are now 10 year club members which means two comp glasses of Le Rêve every visit and entry to the really nice VIP seating on the back terrace and two of their caviar plates per year. The club is great value if you live locally.
Very nice, regarding the 2 glasses of Le Reve EVERY visit.
FWIW, for a similar price point, I find the 2015 Argyle Brut, a MUCH better value.
Just laid down a few of these along with a few NV Roederer Estate bottles. I like the Dom. Carneros with a couple of years of age on it. Cheers!