PALATE
The creamy palate displays green apple, lemon & honey suckle with notes of lemon myrtle playing a secondary role. The fine creamy mousse & mineral line is framed by toasted brioche derived from its extended time on lees.
VINTAGE
2016 – was an unusually dry growing season, daily temperatures were fairly mild. These conditions resulted in the earliest harvest we have ever had. The intensely perfumed grapes make for an excellent balanced wine.
WINEMAKING
Hand harvested and chilled overnight to retain the acid, the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were whole bunch pressed to extract just the most delicate juice. Stabilized, settled and filtered, the wine was tiraged (the addition of 7g per litre sugar & yeast in the making of sparkling wine) September 2016 and disgorgement (entails removal of dead yeast cells) commenced in May 2020, therefore spending 44 months on lees allowing the development of flavours and a fine elegant bead from the yeast cells. This is the traditional French Style of production which gives a rich creaminess to the palate.