Mawby 'Gold' Brut Sparkling Leelanau Peninsula

Winemaker Notes: Pinot red fruit, bronze soft body, matronly wisdom

Gold is our classic pinot noir dominated non-vintage sparkling wine. This multi-vintage blend is produced from pinot noir and chardonnay grapes from the Leelanau Peninsula, which are hand-harvested and whole-cluster pressed. Only the initial, gently pressed fractions of the juice are used for this cuvee [the harder-pressed juice, which contains more phenols, tannins and acids, is reserved for other, sweeter sparkling wines]. After fermentation in stainless steel tanks the young wines are blended with older, reserve wines before being bottle fermented and then aged en tirage before disgorging. Finished with a Brut dosage (0.8% residual sugar) the wine has flavors and aromas of soft red fruit; crisp acidity lingers on the palate and the finish is layered and rich.

Cepage: Pinot Noir 80%, Chardonnay 20%
Appellation: Leelanau Peninsula
Tirage Ageing: 18 months minimum
Dosage: Brut [0.8% RS]

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Wine Enthusiast - "An alluring nose offers lemon, biscuit dough, pistachio Ghraybeh cookie and white grapefruit peel. The palate is quite forward in baked apple drizzled in lemon juice, with a butter cookie base. It gets pithy on the finish but there is still plenty of juicy lemon and lime to lift it. The bubbles are mild mannered and the acidity is vibrant. "