Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi Brut – Holiday Sparklers Wine #5

100% Chardonnay sparkling wine from California.

Sample submitted for review. SRP of $10 and available for as low as $8.

From the bottle:

“Robert Mondavi believed that great wine was not just for special occasions. Share our Sparkling Wine with family and friends to celebrate the joy of every day.

12.5% Alcohol”

This is the second Woodbridge sparkling wine in our series after having reviewed the Extra Dryversion earlier. Today’s wine is a Brut. So what is the difference between a wine labeled as Extra Dry and Brut? It’s simply a matter of the amount of sugar added. Brut Nature has the lowest level of sugar, with no sugar added. Brut Extra has 0-6 grams of sugar. Brut has 0-12 grams and Extra Dryhas 12-17 grams. As you can see several of the categories overlap and the official rules allow a wine to be +/- 3 grams. That means a wine with 9 grams of residual sugar could be labeled as an Extra Brut, Brut OR Extra Dry!

Personally I pay very little regard to the classifications such as these, after-all it’s all about how the wine tastes, right? And if you like it, drink it! And when it comes to this wine, I say drink it. TheWoodbridge by Robert Mondavi Brut opens with slightly doughy aromas of green apple, pear and lemon. The wine tastes quite sweet with pear, lemon, cream and custard flavors. Overall a simple wine, but this is a definite crowd-pleaser to break out at your Holiday party.

See a listing of local retailers selling this wine here.