{"title":"Reserve","description":"\u003cp\u003eSingle-vineyard and limited-production sparkling wines. Editorial, cellar-worthy, and club-primary.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"v21-california-brut","title":"V.21 California Brut","description":"\u003cp\u003eA step toward a solera-style California Brut. We blend across vintages — aged components alongside youthful ones — to express different facets of terroir. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from top California appellations for sparkling. Components aged in barrel up to 23 months, unsulfured. The added weight from long barrel and bottle aging lets this wine handle richer food; consider moules frites or steak tartare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Santa Cruz Mountains, Marin County, and Santa Rita Hills — what we consider California's best appellations for sparkling wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Small lots of whole-cluster-pressed Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Clean juice, barrel-fermented with native yeast, aged on sediment for 11–23 months without added sulfur. Blend includes wine from 2018–2021. Bottled with fresh yeast and a small amount of sugar; 21 months in bottle before disgorgement. Cork and cage closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlend: 73% Pinot Noir · 27% Chardonnay · 73% 2021, 21% 2020, 3% 2019, 3% 2018 · 12.5% ABV · 6,622 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"carboniste-store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48567166009559,"sku":"PER21BRUT750x12","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1939\/3495\/files\/v21-brut-fullres_0414f2dd-ea50-4928-ba80-00f17529ce99.webp?v=1778207052"},{"product_id":"marin-blanc-de-noir","title":"2020 Marin Blanc de Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eA love song to Marin — a blend of two organically-grown vineyards, Kendric and Corda. Offers savory complexity alongside creamy red and orange fruit characters. Flavors linger on the palate and entice the next sip until the glass is empty. Very limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Growing grapes in Marin is not for the faint of heart. Marginal (cold) weather, disease, shallow soil, and lack of water all work against viticulture here. We are proud to source from Marin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole-cluster pressed, clean juice, barrel-fermented with native yeast at 60–70°F for three weeks. Sediment held in barrel for 12 months without added sulfur, allowing natural malolactic to complete. Traditional method in bottle, 17 months on yeast, light 1 g\/L dosage. Cork and cage closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariety: 100% Pinot Noir · Vintage: 2020 · Kendric + Corda, Marin County · 12% ABV · 1,764 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"carboniste-store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48567166042327,"sku":"PER20MARN750x12","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1939\/3495\/files\/2020-marin-fullres_cb6e9d8f-6990-4742-9278-d0ed12d9cdd3.webp?v=1778207054"},{"product_id":"corralitos-extra-brut","title":"2020 Corralitos Extra Brut","description":"\u003cp\u003eBuilds on our earlier Corralitos vintages — taking learnings and a little carryover volume from 2019. The production philosophy lets each step proceed in accordance with nature. The heart of this vintage spent 12 months unsulfured and uninoculated in barrel, with a 2019 component that spent 24 months in barrel. Bottled unfiltered, then aged 22 months before disgorgement. We continue to build time into each step, letting this wine evolve in its natural time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyards:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sourced exclusively from Corralitos in the Santa Cruz Mountains — sandy soils of decomposed marine sediment, with winds off Monterey Bay. This vintage blends three neighboring vineyards: Deer Park Ranch, La Vida Bella, and Francis J Vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole-cluster pressed, clean juice barrel-fermented with native yeast, 12 months unsulfured on sediment. 22 months in bottle, light 3 g\/L dosage. Cork and cage closure. Very limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlend: 64% Pinot Noir · 36% Chardonnay · Vintage: 2020 · 12.5% ABV · 1,714 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"carboniste-store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48567166075095,"sku":"PER20CORR750x12","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1939\/3495\/files\/2020-corralitos-1600.webp?v=1780954060"},{"product_id":"la-vida-bella-brut-zero","title":"2021 La Vida Bella Vineyard Brut Zero","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single vineyard, single vintage wine with zero dosage. Three barrels of Pinot Noir and one barrel of Chardonnay from the La Vida Bella Vineyard in Corralitos — typically blended into our Corralitos release, but these were standout barrels in a standout year. At disgorgement it was clear dosage wouldn't make this wine better; we simply topped with itself. Fewer than 100 cases made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Vida Bella sits at slightly higher altitude than our other Corralitos sites — more sunlight once the fog burns off. Sandy, decomposed-marine-sediment soils give Pinot Noir an expressiveness at sparkling ripeness we haven't found anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole-cluster pressed, clean juice barrel-fermented with native yeast for three weeks. 12 months unsulfured on sediment in barrel. Bottled with fresh yeast and a small amount of sugar; 22 months in bottle before disgorgement. Zero dosage. Cork and cage closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlend: 75% Pinot Noir · 25% Chardonnay · Vintage: 2021 · La Vida Bella Vineyard, Corralitos · 12.5% ABV · 1,182 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"carboniste-store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48567166140631,"sku":"PER21LVBV750x12","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1939\/3495\/files\/2023-lvbv-fullres_630ad34a-8484-41a2-8a7d-d8acc73c2871.webp?v=1778207058"},{"product_id":"bald-mountain-brut-zero","title":"2019 Bald Mountain Vineyard Brut Zero","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur first single-vineyard labeled wine. Minimal intervention lets terroir speak. Bottled unfiltered, aged 15 months on lees before disgorgement, then another 16 months before release. A wine that needs no dosage. Very limited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Exclusively Bald Mountain Vineyard in the Ben Lomond AVA (a monopole) of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Soil is white Zayante — decomposed marine sediment similar to beach sand. Vines planted 30 years ago, own-rooted (no graft). Hanging 3 miles from the Pacific, above the fog line. This was the last year of production from this struggling block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whole-cluster pressed, clean juice, neutral-barrel fermented with native yeast. 12 months unsulfured on sediment. Traditional method in bottle, 15 months on yeast. Zero dosage. Crown cap closure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVariety: 100% Chardonnay · Vintage: 2019 · Ben Lomond AVA, Santa Cruz Mountains · 12.5% ABV · 852 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"carboniste-store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48567166435543,"sku":"PER19BALD750x6","price":82.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1939\/3495\/files\/2019-bald-fullres_7411f509-2e93-452a-92ba-10ea3cea7ead.webp?v=1778207060"}],"url":"https:\/\/carbdev2.myshopify.com\/collections\/reserve.oembed","provider":"Carboniste Sparkling Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}