Marlborough 2020 Blanc de Blanc - Case
Produced from hand harvested and whole bunch pressed Clone UCD6 Chardonnay from the Wairau Valley, Marlborough - with a minimum of 36 months bottle ageing on yeast lees. Hand riddled and recently disgorged with a 2.0g/L dosage.
Format: 6 x 750ml
Production: 4,629 bottles
Produced from hand harvested and whole bunch pressed Clone UCD6 Chardonnay from the Wairau Valley, Marlborough - with a minimum of 36 months bottle ageing on yeast lees. Hand riddled and recently disgorged with a 2.0g/L dosage.
Format: 6 x 750ml
Production: 4,629 bottles
Produced from hand harvested and whole bunch pressed Clone UCD6 Chardonnay from the Wairau Valley, Marlborough - with a minimum of 36 months bottle ageing on yeast lees. Hand riddled and recently disgorged with a 2.0g/L dosage.
Format: 6 x 750ml
Production: 4,629 bottles
Winemaker’s Notes
Pale golden in colour with a fine perlage. Aromas of toasted oats, rock melon and nuances of tropical fruits leading to a warm honeycomb finish in the glass. On the palate the yeast autolytic evolution unfolds with the fine acid backbone to reveal a complex mineral finish. Extra Brut in style, this very dry Methode Traditionelle is best enjoyed as an aperitif or to accompany an Entree course.
Jascha Oldham-Selak (Founding Director & Winemaker)
Accolades
CHAMPION wine of show - 2024 National Wine Awards of Aotearoa
CHAMPION sparkling wine - 2024 National Wine Awards of Aotearoa
GOLD Medal - 2024 Aotearoa regional wine competition
CHAMPION sparkling wine - 2024 Aotearoa regional wine competition
SILVER Medal - 2024 New Zealand International Wine Show
GOLD Medal - 2024 Marlborough Wine Show
Recent Reviews
“This is reminiscent of a very fine blanc de blancs Champagne; it’s seductively expressed on the nose, showing crunchy apple, nectarine, lemon peel, almond meal, and brioche nuances, followed by a concentrated palate displaying brilliant focus combined with beautifully pitched acidity, finishing impressively long and engaging. Crisp-dry and mouth-watering with richly textured mouthfeel.” 96/100 Sam Kim - Wine Orbit
“Delicate bead. A very restrained, pithy citrus core with saline acidity streaks across the very dry palate. Quite austere, with grainy phenolics providing the scaffolding for delicate, mineral-tinged salty apple and lemon flavours, this is currently really closed and needs a year or two to come together” 95/100 Stephen Wong - The Real Review