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Short Wine Note
This creamy bubbly shows excellent maturity. Toast and bread characteristics are held together with firm acid and hints of citrus and butter. Soft and rich.
Fruit
50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay
Alcohol Content
12.5% Alc. Vol.
Vinification
Chardonnay (50%) and Pinot Noir (50%) were hand harvested at just the right maturity to make neutral base wine. Whole bunch pressing is a gentle process, which produces juice light in phenolics and delicate in flavour. Moderate fermentation temperatures produce a delicate, neutral base wine.
Following fermentation in the bottle, this 1995 Methode Traditionelle had five years maturation on yeast lees. This maturation in contact with yeast produces rich, creamy yeast autolysis characters, which typify the Methode Traditionelle process. The process of riddling, degorging, liquering and labeling are all performed carefully by hand- to produce this stylish, elegant wine.
Sensory
COLOUR: Pale Gold, with fine, persistent bead.
AROMA: Toasty, biscuity yeast autolysis character.
PALATE: This creamy bubbly shows excellent maturity. Toast and bread characteristics are held together with firm acid and hints of citrus and butter. Soft and rich.
Cellaring
The Brut will mature in the bottle for up to ten years. The five year winemaking process does allow current drinking also.
