Granville Dundee Hills Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature 2020

Decanter : 96 Points

(4/28/2025) This Blanc de Noirs remains among my top picks for American sparkling wines. Granville has been making traditional method bubbles since 2017, from the east side of the Holstein Estate, picked ten days before the still wines and in the smoke vintage of 2020, two days before the smoke arrived. En tirage was 48 months. Picked just two days before the smoke that ruined the 2020 red wines arrived, this wine is comprised of 777clone Pinot Noir, with a touch of 115 in there. There's just a partial maloactic fermentation which gives the wines a degree of lift, this wine is made Brut Nature. Jackson really believes in the Brut Nature and non dosage wines from the Willamette, because the phenolic ripeness is there he picks for non dosage, which means he may allow for a bit more ripeness and keeping an eye on the acidity. It's so beguiling aromatically, with rich lemon cream and baked brioche and hints of lemon verbena. The palate offers a great creaminess, dazzling bright Meyer lemon pulp, rich yeasty character with hints of biscuit and meringue. Drinking Window: 2025 - 2037.