Sokol Blosser Bluebird Cuvee Sparkling 2019

After nearly 50 years in the Oregon wine industry, Sokol Blosser Winery has established a vibrant sparkling wine program. This program follows the Méthode Traditionelle process to make a truly special representation of the many varietals we have been working with for multiple decades. The great sparkling wines of the world are blends - or as the French would say, “Assemblage” - of multiple grape varietals, and differing styles of fermentation and levels of malolactic fermentation. Grapes were harvested beginning August 19th, earlier than we would harvest for a still wine, in order to capture naturally high acidity and reduced phenolics. The juice for this wine was fermented 100% in stainless steel to retain freshness and bright fruit characteristics. This blend was decided upon by our winemaking team to create a sparkling wine with delicate fruit aromatics and a bright clean minerality on the palate that finishes with apple and pear. Our winemaking team decided a multi varietal blend was the ideal way to capture the characteristics they were desiring.