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2019 'Isabelle' Sparkling Wine Reserve
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2019 'Isabelle' Sparkling Wine Reserve
Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Cuve
Appellation
Monterey
Vineyard
Isabelle
Harvest Date
Aug 17, 2019
pH
.8-1.55
Aging
48 months en tirage (on the lees)
Alcohol %
12.5
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If you know about the crafting of champagne, you understand it’s a special wine that is a labor of love. That is why our sparkling cuvée was named after Isabelle Adolphin Pearce, beloved mother of Al Scheid. Like the hands-on, no-shortcuts-allowed méthode champenoise way we produce our sparkler, Isabelle was old school through and through. Something “store bought” wasn’t worth nearly as much as something that was lovingly made by hand, whether it was an intricately crocheted afghan, a faux red fur coat for her granddaughter, or her melt-in-your-mouth pot roast. She firmly believed that busy hands make a happy heart and lived by those words by working hard and caring for others her entire life.

Our 2019 Isabelle Sparkling Wine is an elegant and complex cuvée with aromas of green apple, Asian pear, currant, floral notes, and a hint of brioche. It has crisp, balanced acidity, bright fruit notes, and a lingering delicate mousse finish. Here’s to Isabelle, much loved and greatly missed.

Wine Specs
Vintage
2019
Varietal
Cuve
Appellation
Monterey
Vineyard
Isabelle
Harvest Date
Aug 17, 2019
pH
.8-1.55
Aging
48 months en tirage (on the lees)
Alcohol %
12.5
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Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
Our 2019 Isabelle Sparkling Wine is an elegant and complex cuvée with aromas of green apple, Asian pear, currant, floral notes, and a hint of brioche. It has crisp, balanced acidity, bright fruit notes, and a lingering delicate mousse finish. Here’s to Isabelle, much loved and greatly missed.
Vineyard
Isabelle’s Vineyard is a small 2½-acre vineyard named after Al Scheid’s mother, Isabelle Adolphin Pearce. Located at the base of the Santa Lucia Mountains just south of Salinas, its cool and exposed terrain provides a perfect locale for growing tightly structured Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, which are used in our Isabelle Sparkling Wine. It is also the vineyard that is picked first during harvest, with many employees throughout the company joining in, if only to enjoy the mid-morning breakfast burrito reward.
Varietal Composition
60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir
Winemaking
Isabelle is produced in the traditional méthode champenoise. Primary fermentation was done slowly and at a cold temperature to enhance the varietal aromatics and preserve the natural delicate character. Next, the cuvée was bottled with sugar and yeast, and a secondary fermentation proceeded in the bottle. While fermenting en tirage, carbon dioxide that would normally be released is trapped, producing the sparkle and bubbles. After aging on the lees for 48 months, the wine was riddled—slowly shaken and turned with the angle gradually increased, causing the lees to dislodge and settle in the neck of the bottle. The settled lees were then frozen to form a “plug” and disgorged. The sparkling wine was quickly corked to maintain the effervescence and voilà; Isabelle was born!
Cases Produced
150