2020 Carhartt Venture Caroline Blanc de Noir
A winter-ready Blanc de Noir with warmth, subtle fruit, and graceful sparkle.
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- Vintage
- 2020
- Appellation / source
- Santa Ynez Valley
- Size
- 750 ml
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Vineyard
- Cebada
- Barrels
- 4.5
- Availability
- Available
Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Nose (aromas): fresh pear, warm brioche, dried citrus
Flavor (palate): Rainier cherry, green apple peel, chamomile
Winemaker’s Notes: The 2020 Caroline Blanc de Noir comes from the same windswept rows of Cebada Vineyard as our Blanc de Blanc, yet the Pinot Noir offers a slightly softer and rounder expression. Harvested just a few days earlier, the fruit showed purity with acidity that stayed lifted and precise. After a year in neutral barrels and nearly four years aging on tirage, the wine has developed gentle brioche notes over a core of citrus, red fruit, and fine herbal detail. Its texture sits between brightness and warmth, making it a natural sparkling for cooler seasons. Try it with roasted chicken and herbs, creamy mushroom pasta, or winter squash with brown butter and sage to highlight its depth and subtlety.
Aging Potential: Now - 2035+
Additional Notes: Made entirely by the méthode traditionnelle, this wine required nearly five years to create before release. From harvest to barrel aging to its long rest on the lees, every step was designed to reveal a deeper, more vinous side of Pinot-based sparkling wine. Only 90 cases were produced.
"The 2020 Venture Caroline Blanc de Noir shows how Pinot Noir from Cebada Vineyard transforms through time, patience, and méthode traditionnelle. With nearly four years on tirage (time aging on the lees in bottle before disgorgement), it gained a beautiful richness in the mouthfeel while still carrying fresh coastal energy. The wine required no dosage at all, allowing its natural balance to speak clearly. Named for my grandmother Caroline, it reflects both her warmth and her understated elegance. This release also marks the final Caroline sparkling for the foreseeable future, making it especially meaningful to share."
- CHASE CARHARTT, CO-WINEMAKER
