BXT 'CA Immersion' Sparkling Wine, California 2024

BXT (Bubbles by Tom) is a meticulously crafted micro-production sparkling wine project based in Napa's Crusher District. Winemaker Tom Sherwood, who holds a Bachelor of Science in Viticulture and Oenology from the University of Adelaide and currently serves as head winemaker at Rocca Family Vineyards, creates grower Champagne-inspired sparklings with his wife Brittany (longtime winemaker at Heitz Cellars). With production limited to fewer than 50 cases per cuvée, BXT embodies an artisanal, hands-on philosophy: each bottle is hand-riddled, hand-disgorged, and individually numbered. The Manley Vineyard bottling represents Tom's grower-producer philosophy at its purest—he personally hand-farms this tiny one-acre parcel just outside downtown Sonoma, which serves as home base for BXT.

• WINEMAKER: Tom Sherwood (proprietor/winemaker)
• FARMING: Certified Organic, hand-farmed by BXT since 2020
• VARIETY: 48% Pinot Noir, 36% Chardonnay, 16% Pinot Meunier
• TERROIR: A belnd from all 7 originally farmed vineyards from the 2024 Harvest. Fruit being sourced from Wheeler Vineyard San Benito, Manley vineyard Sonoma Carneros, Devorah Napa-Carneros, Yount Mill Yountville, Napa, Azaya Petaluma gap, Bell Summe Russian River Valley, McCormack Ranch Solano County.
• VINIFICATION: All wines were lightly Pressed and fermented in Neutral French oak barrels. Assembled in the spring, fermentation took
  place in barrel reaching 5.5 atm. Hand riddled and disgorged with zero dosage.
• AGING: 12 months on lees.
• TASTING NOTES: Seductive, supple and supremely enjoyable, this is a sparkling wine for any time of any day. Fresh and light with a pillowy mousse, aromas of green apples, asian pears, hints of biscuit and exotic white flowers. 
• FOOD PAIRINGS: Aged comté, pizza, carnitas tacos, baked feta w/ fresh tomatoes & herbs.
• 4800 bottles produced