This Liquid Farm Champagne, a selected cuvee from Pertois-Moriset, was disgorged January 2023, dosed at 2.5 g/l. 100% chardonnay from Les Mesnil-sur-Oger. It is, unequivocally, champagne. Crisp BdB with a chalky profile, lemon citrus, granny smith, hint of saline, and light toast. You can feel the extra brut low dosage. It is crisp and chakly. Overall I’d say this is a nice champagne that would be great with oysters. Perhaps not the most complex or the most put together, but enjoyable and bright. I believe this wine is considerably overpriced. 90-91.
2021 Liquid Farm Blanc de Blancs Sta. Rita Hills - Extra Brut - This is a fairly intense and very clearly young sparkling wine vinified in neutral oak before spending a year on lees. Dosed at 3g/l, and all Liquid Farm chardonnay (which is very high quality stuff). There is something to this wine. The nose is interesting, flashing a stony note followed by nice layers of citrus, white peach, apple, then dried pineapple, a faint hint of ginger spice, and then a bit of biscuit. The hint of dried pineapple and spice become slightly more pronounced as this warms. Complexity and flavor profile are nice. It could be a bit more expressive on the nose, but there is plenty there and it is nicely layered. A different beast altogether from the Pertois Moriset and, to me, a more interesting sparkling wine. The mousse is very aggressive, and I would strongly advise giving this a couple of years time in bottle. Acid is satisfactory, and extra brut dosage is a good choice. This doesn’t have the fatness of a Domain Carneros La Reve, or the sweetness of a J Schram Blanc (like the 2013 in particular). It’s got some balance and crispness without losing a nice fruit profile. While less “champagney” than the chalky Pertois Moriset, I found this more interesting and exciting. Keep an eye on this. 92+