Full Review

Tabone Vineyards

Tabone Vineyards
2019 Dry Bubbly, Michigan

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$30

Tabone Vineyards
2019 Dry Bubbly, Michigan

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 11.5%
Straw green color. Aromas and flavors of peanut butter and green apple, bread dough, lemon curd and crushed rock, and peach cobbler with a supple, tangy, fizzy, dry-yet-fruity medium body and an engaging, medium-long finish with accents of anjou pear and green apple, chalk and minerals, orange, lime, and and kiwi with chalky tannins. A bright and mouthwatering sparkler with a chewy backbone of chalky minerality; drinks a lot like a Blanc de Blanc.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Crisp & Lively, New World & Non-Oaky
Aroma Aroma: peanut butter and green apple, bread dough, lemon curd and crushed rock, and peach cobbler
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of anjou pear and green apple, chalk and minerals, orange, lime, and and kiwi
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years Enjoy on its own
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A bright and mouthwatering sparkler with a chewy backbone of chalky minerality; drinks a lot like a Blanc de Blanc.

The Producer

Tabone Vineyards

The Producer
14916 Peninsula Dr.
Traverse City, MI 49686
USA
1 231-223-4101

Other Sparkling

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Sparkling wine covers many countries, grape types and quality levels. What all of these wines have in common are bubbles.

How the bubbles get there define the type and quality of the sparkling wine. The most famous sparkling wine of course is Champagne, from the eponymous region in France. These are made by what is known as the Champagne or "classic" method, where the secondary fermentation that produces the sparkle is done in an individual bottle. Other sparkling wines that use this method include Franciacorta and Alta Langa in Italy as well as Cava from Spain.

Other sparkling wines are made when the bubbles (or carbonation) is created in large tanks. While there are many inexpensive, simple sparkling wines made in this method, there are some excellent examples, most notably Prosecco.

Sparkling wines in many cases are meant to be drunk upon release, although the best examples of Champagne can age well for more than a decade. As sparkling wine is celebratory in nature, it is often used for toasting a special event, such as an anniversary or birthday. Yet the finest dry sparking wines work beautifully with a huge array of foods. These wines are arguably the finest food wines in the world.