Brendel Wines Sparkling Rose Young Leon Napa Valley 2019 750 ML

Delicate and impressive depth on the nose. The finish is quite unique, rich and long lasting. n n Producer Information n Brendel Wines produced their first vintage in 2019 and is part of Lawrence Wine Estates, a group of Napa Valley based wineries owned by proprietor Gaylon Lawrence including Burgess Cellars, Heitz Cellar, Ink Grade Estate, Stony Hill Vineyard and several other vineyard sites. Also under the same ownership is Demeine Estates, a Napa Valley based négociant & broker of these wineries and brands. Brendel’s namesake comes from Leon Brendel. Brendel was born in Alsace, France in 1884 into a family of winegrowers. In 1915 he moved to the state of Coahuila, in northern Mexico where he served as the wine chemist for the country’s president at the time, Francisco I. Madero (Madero Winery). Incidentally, Madero Winery is the oldest winery in the America’s having been founded in 1597 and continues to produce wine. We have seen their wine in select wine shops throughout parts of Mexico. Brendel was in Mexico for 15 years until moving to Napa Valley in 1930. He was the founding winemaker and chemist at Freemark Abbey in 1940 following the sale of that property to the new owners at that time, the Ahern family. Brendel worked at Freemark Abbey through the 1950s and was described by a Napa Valley Register article dated September 10, 1952, as, “one of the county’s best-established winemakers”. He was also a member of the Wine Institute.