Matthew G Pickett

9.5

Close second to Ultramarine as the best domestic sparkler. Absolutely delicious, strawberries, ripping acid, tannin…so good. — 2 days ago

Chris Harvey

9.3

15th anniversary bubbles 🥂 — 4 months ago

Shay A

9.3

Another tasty JSchram. While the prices keep climbing, these are very consistent US sparklers with a big house feel (vs the grower profile sparkling wines like Westborn, Haliotide, older Ultramarine, etc).

81% Pinot noir, 19% Chardonnay; 8g/l dosage

I’ve been enjoying the JSchram wines for a long time and a character I always get from them is a distinct cheesy/leesy aromatic. Roasted honey nut cashews, spiced apple, pear, and toasty vanilla. Richly balanced on the palate with honeyed tropical fruit, sea salt, and finishes slightly yeasty with a truffle note. The dosage, while on the high side for what I enjoy, brings out nice texture and length. Well made and ready to go.

I enjoy the JSchram Noir (formerly Schramsberg Reserve) on the younger side and the JSchram Blanc with a little age. — 9 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

NV. Sooo…introduced to me today during the FLB (Friday Lunch Bunch) bar sesh. A “connected” industry guy brought it. Open for approximately 20 minutes before I sampled. A BDB-styled bubbly without the broad, mid-palate, flatty Chardonnay swaths of BDB Champagne. More acidity and drinking closer to a grower Champagne Brut. Holeee cow. Put this in ANY blind NV Champagne flight and see where it rolls in. Too cheap chicken for me to throw on the list but will likely pick up two cases to keep off the list and keep exclusively for staff purchases. Better than any domestic bubbly I’ve had domestically-including Ultramarine. The price for me? $14.10 a bottle. Shut. The. Front. Door. Where is it from? Don’t laff. New Mexico. Yeah. The Land Of Enchantment. I. Was. Gobsmacked. Completely (and happily) shocked. 3.13.26. — 11 days ago

James Brenner

9.6

🏊🏼‍♂️ 🍔 🍾 — 8 months ago

with Mary

Shay A

9.3

After having the 2018 Manchester Ridge Blanc de Blancs from them a couple weeks ago, I opted to open the rosé to have the styles fresh on my mind.

Disgorged Jan 2023; 100% Pinot noir; 4% still Pinot noir added; 40 months on lees; 2.5g/l dosage

If I’m looking for a champagne comparison, on the rosé spectrum of fresh to older, this reminds me of Henriot’s rosé minus the yeast/brioche. Already channeling an aged character, this shows notes of orange marmalade, strawberry shortbread cookie, and a kiss of ginger aromatically. Crisp on the palate, more of the rich orange citrus fruit carries over with sea salt and red berry fruit. Tangy and persistent finish (in a good way).

In the comparison of Cali domestic sparklers, this isn’t too dissimilar from Ultramarine but isn’t as fresh in style, not as tropical as Haliotide or as yeasty as Schramsberg. I enjoyed this a touch more than the Blancs de Blanc, but I don’t see much reason to hold based on the character of the wine as is. Pop and enjoy! — a year ago

Brad Jensen

9.2

Sooo complex and surprisingly natural and funky on this one. Really special juice to celebrate Mom’s birthday! — 2 months ago

Anna Sangiacomo

9.3

Happy New Year 🎊🎈 🥂🍾 — 3 months ago

J Choi

9.5

With age. Coming along beautifully. Sun valley — a year ago

Shay A

9.2

@Delectable Wine : This is the Brick & Mortar Blanc de Blancs Manchester Ridge Vineyard. I didn’t see it in the database.

It has probably been 4-5yrs since I last had a sparkler from Brick & Mortar, so when some buddies visited their winery recently and raved about them, I ended up with a BdB and a Rosé to try. I chose this as one of my 2018 Cali BdB sparklers I opened to see how the sparkling wine scene is evolving (also opened was a 2018 Haliotide BdB, 2018 Ultramarine Heintz BdB, and a 2018 Ultramarine Michael Mara BdB).

48 months on lees

With hardly any experience, I had zero expectations of style. After the comparison, I’m a bit surprised to say this showed fairly similar to the 2018 Ultramarine Heintz BdB. Both have a bit richer fruit profiles with some funk and oxidation. Aromatically, there is more of a honeyed profile than the others, with floral and orange citrus accents. The leesy profile is evident on the palate with rich layers of herb-crusted yellow fruits and a hint of lemon pastry. I’d like to re-visit this on its own to see how it shows away from comparisons. — a year ago