Our Saint Gregory Brut is not only a wonderful celebratory wine and aperitif, but also a great food wine because of its dryness and complexity pairing well with soft creamy cheeses, roasted chicken and number of seafood dishes, such as grilled halibut or smoked salmon with crème fraiche and caviar.

This is our 3rd release of Saint Gregory Brut Sparkling and the third of three sparkling wines under the Saint Gregory brand from the 2014 vintage. My wife Trudi and I are great lovers of sparkling wine, especially French Champagne. As I began to formulate the recipe for our sparkling wines, we looked to not only the traditional methods of Champagne but also to sparkling wine from all over the world. To make our sparkling wine rich and unique we decided to barrel ferment the “base wine” similar to some of the greatest French Champagnes like Krug and Bollinger as well using Pinot Blanc like the great sparkling wines of northern Italy, like Ca del Bosco and Bella Vista.

The grapes for our Saint Gregory Brut come exclusively from our Nube Bianco Vineyard inthe beautiful high elevation Potter Valley at the head waters of the Russian River in Mendocino County.20% of this wine is Pinot Blanc, 8% is Pinot Noir, 40% is Pinot Gris and 7% is Pinot Meunier. The final 25% is a blend of 2010 Reserve wine aged in barrels for 4 years which is comprised of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir to give the base wine more complexity and richness.

• Harvest Date: August 25th - September 7th
• Fermentation: Average 8 day fermentation in neutral French oak barrels
• Aging: 8 months in French Burgundy barrels then in tirage for 9 years
• Blend: 20% Pinot Blanc 7% Pinot Meunier, 8% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Gris, 25% Reserve Wine (29% PB,71% PN)
• Alcohol: 12.5%
• Total Acidity: 10.1 g/L
• pH: 2.80
• Residual Sugar: 0.75 g/L (Brut)