NV Scharffenberger Cellars Brut, Mendocino County, USA (750ml) Jeroboam It spent 3 years in

It spent 3 years in large Slovenian oak barrels and 1 year in bottle before leaving the winery for export

Needs a tad more time

spice and chocolate

5% each Cabernet Franc and Merlot

elegant structure

NV Scharffenberger Cellars Brut, Mendocino County, USA (750ml) Jeroboam It spent 3 years inWINEMAKER'S NOTES: Scharffenberger Brut Excellence is made using the mthode traditionnelle process, whereby the wines are individually bottle fermented before being riddled and disgorged. Most of the base wines undergo malolactic fermentation, which softens and rounds out the blend. The full malolactic style adds a vanilla cream character producing a round and full bodied wine. After approximately two years on the lees, there are notes of freshly