Full Review

Carter Estate

Carter Estate
2015 Brut Sparkling, South Coast

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chicken

Category: Brut

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$35

Carter Estate
2015 Brut Sparkling, South Coast

Pair this wine with:
Cheese Chicken

Category: Brut

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Pale light amber color. Aromas of lemon peel, green apple, baked pear, lavender, and champagne vinaigrette with a satiny, vibrant, effervescent, dryish light body and a smooth, buoyant golden apples and buttery puff pastry finish with a suggestion of oak flavor. A fruit-forward, distinctive Brut sparkler.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: lemon peel, green apple, baked pear, lavender, and champagne vinaigrette
Taste Flavor: golden apples and buttery puff pastry
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now with food
Recipes Pairing: Brie, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A fruit-forward, distinctive Brut sparkler.

The Producer

South Coast Winery

The Producer
34843 Rancho California Rd
Temecula, CA 92591
USA
1 951-587-9463

Brut

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Brut is a term that defines dryness levels in sparkling wines; it is most famously used for Champagne, but it is a common term used around the world for most sparkers.

While Brut means "dry" for all intents and purposes, it can actually be off-dry or even lightly sweet. The definition of Brut for Champagne is between 0-12 grams of residual sugar, so Brut actually describes a range of sensations.

No matter how dry a Brut sparkling wine actually is in technical terms, it is generally dry enough to serve at the dinner table with most foods.