Paul J

9.0

Can’t rate. Maybe the wine is in a weird spot or my palate was affected by the 4 sessions of snow shoveling, but if I had a blindfold on I would have thought this was a red. Somewhat restrained on the palate with lots of steel elements and some earth. Color was great, as was the cork, so must be me. Usually one of my favorites! — 7 days ago

with Brooke

Paul J

9.5

Great start to dinner. Well balanced between fruit (apples, pears) and oak/nutty flavors. Medium depth and finish. — 6 months ago

with Geoff

Daniel Jara

8.9

Ciruela , mora negra, mineralizado, — 2 years ago

Steve Rura

9.3

Broc is really great at Chardonnay! Bright and acidic. Elegantly balanced. Nowhere near your typical old school oaky Cali chard — 23 days ago

Sagee Aran

9.1

A refreshing crisp Godelo. Beautiful yellow straw color, interesting nose and tasty palate — 5 months ago

John Willison

9.2

Round yellow fruit, herbal, rich yeast. — 2 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.0

Fruit is nice. Delicious early season cherries. Bright. Not very complex. A hint of bitterness. — 3 years ago

Paul Swartz

9.0

Light and smooth. Soft finish. — 3 months ago

Matt Perlman

9.2

Deep blue and violet fruit, dense, mint and spice — 4 months ago

Shay A

9.3

With some inconsistencies the last year or two with Ultramarine, this was a nice refresher of how enjoyable they can be when showing well. I chose this as one of my 2018 Cali BdB sparklers I opened to see how the sparkling wine scene is evolving (also opened was a 2018 Haliotide BdB, 2018 Ultramarine Michael Mara BdB and 2018 Brick & Mortar Manchester Ridge BdB).

Over the last 7yrs or so of opening Ultramarine, I’ve found the Charles Heintz to show the classical vineyard expression of pure and ripe tropical fruit (guava), a small amount of oxidation of the fruit, and a distinct cream soda note. This 2018 lined up fairly close to those expectations (whereas the Michael Mara has been a bit more austere in the past, yet not as much barrel character as the one today). More “funk” and texture than the classical Haliotide, but not too far (nothing vegetal). The dosage feels on-point here. Follows the grower champagne vibe, but more to the natty side. — a year ago