Lenz Cuvee 2016 Long Island Sparkling Wine 750 mL

Tasting Notes from the winery: “We tasted this in November 2022, shortly after it had been disgorged and finished. That’s not an ideal time to taste any wine but particularly a delicate one such as a sparkler. And it’s hard to know what to say as the year-to-year consistency of our 100% pinot noir Cuvee means there’s little vintage variation. This one has the classic pinot noir ‘chassis’ providing muted cherry notes in a bright wine with very low residual sugar. Lenz Cuvees are somewhere between ‘Nature’ and ‘Brut’ – – let’s say ‘Extra Brut’.

In addition to the core cherry that is a pinot noir characteristic, our tasters also cited “apple-citrus”, “cranberry”, “passion fruit” and “toasted almond”. It’s really delicious.”