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Product Name: Reginato Blanc de Blancs Spakling 2006

Vintage: 2006

Varietal Composition: 70% Chardonnay, 30% Chenin Blanc

Secondary Fermentation: Charmat

Harvest Method: Hand-harvested

Press Handling: No press wine

Sur lies bottle aging: 3 months

Alcohol: 12.8%

T.A. 5.4

Total Case Production: 1,000 cases


About the Winemaker
Jose Joaquin Reginato and his son, Jose Alberto Reginato, has been making fine Argentine wines for over fifty years. Together with his son, Pepe, he crafts some of Mendoza 's most sought after limited-production, boutique sparkling wines. The Reginato's have always had a ritual of toasting not only all of life's important events, but also the small joys of everyday life.


The Philosophy
Unlike many other “factory” sparkling wine producers in Mendoza , the Reginatos personally manage the whole process themselves, from grape to bottle. They manage the vineyards, select the grapes, harvest at the optimal time, make the base wine, and then do secondary fermentation at their own winery. They produce both Charmat and “Metodo Tradicional” (bottle-fermented) sparkling wines, and if you ever get a chance to meet Pepe, you'll see what kind of hand muscles you can develop after years of hand-riddling bottles to remove the yeast from sparkling wines.


Tasting Notes
When you think of a partying wine, you want something bubbly, light, refreshing, but certainly not boring or tiresome. The Reginatos feel the same way, so they pack lots of fresh fruit flavor onto a crisp, refreshing frame that will keep you sipping while you hang in the sun or dance the night away at your favorite club.


About Reginato Blanc de Blancs
Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc make the ultimate blend for a loveable sparkling wine that you should always have a few bottles of in the fridge. After all, shouldn't you be celebrating life on a regular basis?

 

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