Alma Fria Sonoma Coast Sparkling Chardonnay NV 070226CRISP Thierry Pillot's Le Ban cuvée

Thierry Pillot's Le Ban cuvée ferments in barrel with native yeasts for 12 months

All the processing is carried out in the respect of nature

grown on six parcels of red clay

so a few years of bottle age have already smoothed the edges

Le Clos is the dense

Alma Fria Sonoma Coast Sparkling Chardonnay NV 070226CRISP Thierry Pillot's Le Ban cuvéeA small production sparkling Chardonnay from a producer better known for still Pinot and Chardonnay. The cuvee is roughly half a perpetual base that Carroll Kemp has been building since 2010 2011 and half current vintage West Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, bottled at slightly lower pressure with no dosage. The result is a sparkler that tastes like a serious still wine with bubbles lemon confit, white flowers, mint, slate, white pepper, fine mousse,