Goodfellow Family Cellars Tsai Vineyard Blanc de Noirs 2022
93 pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2025 - 2029
The 2022 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Tsai Vineyard wafts up with a gorgeous blend of white peaches, stone dust and nuances of brioche. Suave on the palate, it features silken bubbles and ripe orchard fruit offset by a salty core of minerals and zesty acidity. The finish is savory and long, leaving an herbal twang and a hint of raw almond. - By Eric Guido on July 2025
Vineyards: Tsai
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Soils: Volcanic & Marine Sedimentary
Base Vintages: 2019-2021
Bottles: April 2022 Disgorged December 2024
Dosage: 1 g/L
Base wine maturation: Kept in larger format oak barrels (600 & 800L) that allows for extended time on the yeast lees
Winery: Electric, vibrant, and sparkly (both having bubbles and in personality). The nose is sea air, pink florals and yellow roses, sweet tarts, apricot blossoms, and ruby red grapefruit. The palate is Rainier cherry skin and raspberry, so vibrant and fresh, and then a wonderful electric finish; must love acid, the balance here is very definitely sweet/tart/dry. So delicious. This wine was originally supposed to be a component of the Willamette Valley Extra-Brut, but from the earliest days in barrel it had an extraordinary energy and vibrancy. 12.1% ABV, 1 gram/liter dosage.
Original: $59.99
-70%$59.99
$18.00
Description
93 pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2025 - 2029
The 2022 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Tsai Vineyard wafts up with a gorgeous blend of white peaches, stone dust and nuances of brioche. Suave on the palate, it features silken bubbles and ripe orchard fruit offset by a salty core of minerals and zesty acidity. The finish is savory and long, leaving an herbal twang and a hint of raw almond. - By Eric Guido on July 2025
Vineyards: Tsai
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Soils: Volcanic & Marine Sedimentary
Base Vintages: 2019-2021
Bottles: April 2022 Disgorged December 2024
Dosage: 1 g/L
Base wine maturation: Kept in larger format oak barrels (600 & 800L) that allows for extended time on the yeast lees
Winery: Electric, vibrant, and sparkly (both having bubbles and in personality). The nose is sea air, pink florals and yellow roses, sweet tarts, apricot blossoms, and ruby red grapefruit. The palate is Rainier cherry skin and raspberry, so vibrant and fresh, and then a wonderful electric finish; must love acid, the balance here is very definitely sweet/tart/dry. So delicious. This wine was originally supposed to be a component of the Willamette Valley Extra-Brut, but from the earliest days in barrel it had an extraordinary energy and vibrancy. 12.1% ABV, 1 gram/liter dosage.
