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Carter Estate
2015 Blanc de Noir, South Coast

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Category: Blanc de Noirs

Date Tasted: 10/12/2020

Country: USA

Alcohol: 12.5%

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85 Points

Silver Medal

Highly Recommended

$35

Carter Estate
2015 Blanc de Noir, South Coast

Pair this wine with:

Category: Blanc de Noirs

Date Tasted: 10/12/2020

Country: USA

Alcohol: 12.5%

Pale steely orange color. Aromas and flavors of croissant sandwich, toffee, crushed nuts, ginger, and hints of mustard with a round, soft, finely carbonated, dryish light-to-medium body and a smooth, relaxed finish imparting shades of toast and stone with a suggestion of oak flavor. A fun, rounded toasty sparkler to pair with cheeses.

Tasting Info

	Style:	Fruity
	Aroma:	croissant sandwich, toffee, crushed nuts, ginger, and hints of mustard
	Flavor:	Same as aromas with shades of toast and stone
	Sweetness:	Dryish
	Enjoy:	Now on its own and with food
	Pairing:	Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
	Bottom Line:	A fun, rounded toasty sparkler to pair with cheeses.

The Producer

South Coast Winery

34843 Rancho California Rd

Temecula, CA 92591

USA

1 951-587-9463

www.wineresort.com

Their Portfolio

89 •	Carter Creek Family Winery NV Brut Sparkling, Temecula Valley 12.5% (USA) $24.00.
86 •	Carter Estate 2015 Brut Sparkling, South Coast 12.5% (USA) $35.00.
85 •	Carter Estate 2015 Blanc de Noir, South Coast 12.5% (USA) $35.00.
87 •	Carter Estate 2015 Blanc De Blancs, South Coast 12.5% (USA) $40.00.
90 •	Carter Estate 2020 Private Reserve Rosé, South Coast 12% (USA) $22.00.
90 •	South Coast 2018 Sans Chene, Chardonnay, Temecula Valley 13.6% (USA) $18.00.
BR •	South Coast 2019 Reserve, Pinot Grigio, Temecula Valley 13% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
86 •	South Coast 2019 Pinot Grigio, Temecula Valley 12.6% (USA) $14.00.
91 •	South Coast 2020 Grenache Noir Rosé, Temecula Valley 12.4% (USA) $19.00.
87 •	South Coast 2019 Viognier, Temecula Valley 14.2% (USA) $25.00.
90 •	South Coast 2020 Verdelho, Temecula Valley 12.3% (USA) $20.00.
87 •	South Coast 2017 Red Meritage, South Coast 14.8% (USA) $16.00.
89 •	South Coast 2017 Maverick Red Blend, South Coast 14.5% (USA) $24.00.
89 •	South Coast 2017 Wild Horse Peak 4 Block Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, South Coast 14.1% (USA) $30.00.
86 •	South Coast 2019 Chardonnay, Temecula Valley 12.6% (USA) $20.00.
87 •	South Coast 2020 Chardonnay, Temecula Valley 13% (USA) $20.00.

Blanc de Noirs

Serve in a Champagne Flute

About

Blanc de Noirs

Blanc de Noirs is a term used for sparkling wine that means "white from red." In Champagne, a Blanc de Noirs is made from red grapes exclusively (Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier); there is no skin contact, so a Blanc de Noirs Champagne has just a trace or blush of color.

Blanc de Noirs for other sparkling wines, such as those produced in California, must contain red grapes, but white grapes are allowed. These wines do have some copper or salmon color to them.

As a Blanc de Noirs will contain all or some red varieties in the finished cuvée, these can be paired with main courses, especially duck, game birds or veal.