Clover Hill Vintage Brut 2016

Whole bunch pressed and all batches fermented individually before secondary fermentation in bottle (méthode traditionelle). Medium lemon gold. Fast rising bubbles with savoury biscuit, frangipani and jasmine florals, samphire, brioche, green apple plus a just opened jar of yeast spread. Tight flavour profile with blossoming mousse trough a square shouldered structure.  A little chalky drying grip to the long savoury, yeasty, toasty finish. Powerful and complex with many years ahead.

Regan Drew

Regan is a regular wine columnist for the News Regional Media "Weekend" Magazine and digital "Life" sections. A graduate of the Australian Wine Research Institute's Advanced Wine Assessment Course #47 he was awarded with Distinction WSET Level 3 in Wine & Spirits, has been an Associate Judge for the New South Wine Awards plus a couple of little stints helping out in the Hunter Valley and Tasmania during vintages with small but quality winemakers.