J. Schram epitomizes Schramsberg’s desire to create a wine in which no effort has been spared and no care has been omitted. Representing only 3% of the winery’s annual production, the Chardonnay-focused J. Schram blend is assembled from the very best base wine lots of the approximately 250 produced each year. This special bottling is dedicated to Schramsberg’s founder, Jacob Schram, and has been a great success since its premier 1987 vintage was released in 1992.
Aged for over seven years on the yeast in Schramsberg’s historic Diamond Mountain caves, each bottle is then riddled by hand, and finished with an exceptional brut dosage. Quite appealing on its own as an aperitif, or enjoyed with fresh shellfish, caviar on toast point, smoked salmon, tangy and sharp cheeses, seafood brochettes, cedar-planked lobster, mesquite-grilled quail, or Serrano ham & porcini risotto.