2018 | Idlewild Flora & Fauna Sparkling | Mendocino Etude In short: it is pure

In short: it is pure stimulation

it is a Champagne for pleasure that combines creaminess and sharpness with a saline finish

fresh peach

92 Pts Wine Spectator

tasty and very persistent

2018 | Idlewild Flora & Fauna Sparkling | Mendocino Etude In short: it is pureIs this my favorite dry sparkling white of all time? Ask me again in five years, but the answer is probably. As you glug, you might notice a moment of flowery aromatics that Muscat notoriously loves to show off (diva.) like orange blossom and nutty jasmine iced tea, but its balanced scarily well with flavors on the other end of the spectrum, a. k. a. this quenching Cosmic Crisp apple y apricot lightness with a twinge of sea salt and gingery citrus.