Carboniste "Extra Brut" 2022 Sparkling Rosé of Pinot Noir California

750ml bottle

12% abv

Grape Varieties: 75% Pinot Noir 25% Chardonnay

Our Sea Urchin is a young fresh expression of Pinot noir with notes of wild strawberry and guava. It pairs well with a wide range of fresh foods including uni (sea urchin).

Sourced from the cool-climate vineyards of Vista Verde Vineyards in San Benito, directly inland from Monterey and influenced by the coastal climate of the Pacific.

A blend of 75% Pinot noir and 25% Chardonnay, the grapes were pressed whole cluster and settled for 1-2 days as juice. Clear juice helps to retain the purity and focus of this wine.  The Chardonnay and Pinot noir was fermented separately in barrel with native yeast at 60-70°F. The fermentation sediment was kept with the wine until bottling without the addition of sulfur dioxide. The wine was bottled with fresh yeast and a small amount of sugar.

After 3 to 4 months in bottle, the yeast had consumed the sugar, the sediment was removed, and we added back a small amount of wine and sugar. After a light dosage, the bottles were capped again in order to preserve the natural youth and freshness of the wine.

We prefer crown caps as a final closure. They are safe and easy to open, and they are trusted across the world to age wines before disgorging (including Champagne!)

We had such a positive, overwhelming response to this wine last year that we decided to significantly increase production of it. Hopefully we can keep up with the popularity of our everyday rosé this year!  This vintage has a lot of fresh ripe raspberry, wild strawberry, and pink guava.

 – winemaker's notes

CARBONISTE is a dedicated producer of modern Californian sparkling wines from husband and wife duo, Dan and Jacqueline Person. Dan spent three years at Schramsberg, staged at D.R.C in 2009, and spent a few years with Dan Petroski at Larkmead; Jacqueline was a longtime and invested consultant for Naked Wines. Together, they embarked on their passion for sparkling wine and produced three flagship items: Sparkling Albariño, Extra Brut Pinot Noir Rosé, and a Pét-Nat Pinot Grigio.

In place of an homage to Champagne, CARBONISTE is a proud statement about the beauty of California’s fruit. They found that using the traditional French techniques to make sparkling wine in California didn’t quite work with their fruit. Instead, they tried to think about the best way to express the fresh, fruity flavors of, for example, Sacramento Delta Albariño, in sparkling form. What this means is that they are not a pét-nat, méthode traditionnelle, or méthode ancestrale house – each wine they produce is handled a bit differently depending on the fruit.