-
97
/ 100
Decanter -
96
/ 100
James Halliday -
96
/ 100
Huon Hooke -
95
/ 100
Jeremy Oliver
Sparkling
Classification
Chardonnay / Pinot Noir
Variety
2008
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Tasmania, Pipers River
Region
12.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
97 / 100"A compellingly rich, savoury, sumptuous fizz with a fine mousse, yeasty autolysis and saline minerality. A touch of oak adds a wonderfully taut note and some dry-roasted nut flavours to the palate, while the finish is long and elegant."
- Decanter
96 / 100
"Bright straw-green; this is as energetic and fresh as a 3yo vintage sparkling, showing no signs of age. Granny Smith apple, lemon zest and unsweetened lemon juice flavours cloak the deliberate tannins in the wine, are all there as part of the structure and texture that make this wine so exceptional."
- James Halliday
96 / 100
"Light to mid-straw-yellow hue, with a multi-layered bouquet displaying toast, charcuterie, smoke and nougat, with great drying savouriness and mineral taste throughout the palate. It finishes sapid and bone-dry, the creamy texture and palate length are exceptional. This wine is more together now than it has ever been. It no longer shows the overt sulfide it did when young."
- Huon Hooke
95 / 100
"Evolving and tightly wound around a chalky spine, its nutty, spicy bouquet of citrus, melon and stonefruit is backed by notes of lime juice, brioche and minerals. It's complex and creamy, with a slightly funky presence of lemon, melon, peach and apple skin with waxy, lanolin-like notes and a brittle, slatey finish that's both dry and savoury. Exceptionally long, balanced and refreshing"
- Jeremy Oliver
Tasting Notes
The appearance is crystal clear with an ultrafine and persistent bead, medium straw with a bright yellow gold lustre. The bouquet expresses an enticing aroma of grapefruit, jasmine flowers, sea brine and lychee. The palate has great elegance and poise with complex nuances of exotic spice, truffle, meringue and natural yoghurt. This is a dry style of sparkling wine which exhibits intense flavour persistence and vibrancy across the seamless structure.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity