The Twelve Days of Christmas with Champagne, Sparkling Wine & Cider: Day Eleven

It's indisputable to me that Willamette Valley's Youngberg Hill produces great pinot noir wines -- and chardonnay, pinot blanc and so on -- but its Youngberg Hill Extended Tirage Sparkling Wine 2018 was likewise a revelation. Composed of 52 percent chardonnay and 48 percent pinot noir that spent two years in the bottle on the lees -- a process the Frenc…