I picked this up for 9.99$ at Costco. Says on the bottle that it's bottled by Cypress Ranch Cellars, but there isn't much about them online. Trader Joes also has a private label sparkling wine now from California, but it's a demi-sec. Maybe something to stay far away from? Probably. Anyways, I always like to have some bubbles around, and I figured this wouldn't be all that serious so I wouldn't feel guilty about opening it on a whim. There's something about opening expensive bottles of Champagne that doesn't really lend itself to "any old time." Although I've definitely done that before. At any rate, this particular wine is just about what I expected. Pears and toasty, gingery aromas. Citrusy flavors. Ripe fruit. Fairly long citrusy-pear finish. I feel like this is a tad bit flabby. Less elegant than it should be. Perhaps the dosage is a tad heavy? I probably shouldn't speculate. Still, if you were going to buy Domaine Chandon or something similar in the 15$ range, you might as well buy this--it's just as good. There's no way that this is as good as Roederer Estate, but then again, that's twice as much. Well worth picking up if you want something cheap. And as a bonus, this went awesome with heirloom tomatoes with salt, olive oil, basil--which are at their ripest right about now. Definitely one of my favorite summer things of all time. B-
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