Wine
Oddbird Blanc de Blancs
84/100 How we score
- ABV 0.0%
- Classification Dealcoholized
- Method Vacuum distillation
- Evidence Documented
- Origin France
- Price $30+
Verdict
The oak aging is doing real work here — a rare dealcoholized sparkling wine with actual structure instead of just sweetness and bubbles.
At a glance
- Flavor profile
- Green apple
- Structure
- Off-dry
- Soft bead
- Mouthfeel
- Creamy, faintly brioche-like — the closest thing to a traditional-method finish we've found in a sub-0.5% ABV sparkler.
- Perfect for
- Brunch, a celebratory toast, or as the base of a spritz — treat it like a Prosecco stand-in, not a Champagne substitute.
Tasting notes
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Nose
honeyed and a little toasty, with green apple and Meyer lemon underneath — the oak aging is audible before you even taste it.
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Palate
Rich, velvety bubbles carry ripe pear and mango alongside the citrus. Fuller-bodied than most dealcoholized sparkling wines in this queue.
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Finish
Creamy, faintly brioche-like — the closest thing to a traditional-method finish we've found in a sub-0.5% ABV sparkler.
The wine
Oddbird Blanc de Blancs is dealcoholized from Languedoc-Roussillon, France. The base is Chardonnay and Colombard, fermented and aged as regular wine, then oak-aged 12 months before alcohol removal. Vacuum distillation.
On the nose, honeyed and a little toasty, with green apple and Meyer lemon underneath — the oak aging is audible before you even taste it. On the palate, Rich, velvety bubbles carry ripe pear and mango alongside the citrus. Fuller-bodied than most dealcoholized sparkling wines in this queue. Mouthfeel: Creamy, faintly brioche-like — the closest thing to a traditional-method finish we’ve found in a sub-0.5% ABV sparkler. The finish is Creamy, faintly brioche-like — the closest thing to a traditional-method finish we’ve found in a sub-0.5% ABV sparkler.
The oak aging is doing real work here — a rare dealcoholized sparkling wine with actual structure instead of just sweetness and bubbles. Serve well chilled, in a flute or white-wine glass.
How to drink it
Well chilled, in a flute or white-wine glass.
How it was made
Classification: Dealcoholized — Oddbird: vacuum distillation after up to 12 months aging. ABV 0.0%.
Evidence status: Documented
Sources
Product facts are only as strong as their sources. Editorial tasting notes are opinion.
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Keep tasting
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- Pear
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Spinning cone
- Green apple
84/100 How we score