Full Review

Cedar Ridge

Cedar Ridge
NV Estate Sparkling White, Iowa

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Blanc de Blancs

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5% RS: 3%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$24

Cedar Ridge
NV Estate Sparkling White, Iowa

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Blanc de Blancs

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5% RS: 3%
Golden straw color. Creamy aromas and flavors of fresh oily sweet corn, yellow apple, and lemon oil with a velvety, crisp, effervescent, dryish medium body and a tingling, intriguing, breezy finish that shows suggestions of cream corn, honey butter, apple, and candied lemon. A unique sparkling wine that is an easy brunch or outdoor party pour.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: fresh oily sweet corn, yellow apple, and lemon oil
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with suggestions of cream corn, honey butter, apple, and candied lemon
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A unique sparkling wine that is an easy brunch or outdoor party pour.

The Producer

Cedar Ridge Winery & Distillery

The Producer
1441 Marak Rd NW
Swisher, IA 52338
USA
1 319-319-857-4300

Their Portfolio

86 Cedar Ridge NV La Crescent, Iowa 12.5% (USA) $15.00.
BR Cedar Ridge NV Estate Sparkling White, Iowa 12.5% (USA) $24.00. - Bronze Medal

Blanc de Blancs

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Blanc de Blancs, literally "white from white" refers to a Champagne or other sparkling wine that is made with only white grapes. For Champagne that white grape is exclusively Chardonnay. Blanc de Blancs also pair beautifully with many types of seafood, from grouper to tilapia.

As Chardonnay grown in the Champagne region has such naturally high acidity, the common thinking is that a Blanc de Blancs Champagne ages better than most other Champagnes, although its aging potential depends on numerous factors, including vine age, depth of fruit and cellar practices.

The term Blanc de Blancs is also used for other sparkling wines; the meaning is the same - only white varieties are allowed.