DAOSA Blanc de Blancs 2018

The pinnacle release of the DAOSA range, Xavier Bizot’s prized traditional method Chardonnay from his family vineyard in the Adelaide Hills’ Piccadilly Valley. After an initial 9 months in old oak, then resting on full lees in the bottle for a further 88 months, the wine was disgorged in June this year. Royal treatment all the way has resulted in a subtle tonic water note and yellow grapefruit bitters, with a lovely lemon curd/cream yeast bun thread the palate lifting to a zesty tingle in the finish, all delicately edged with faintly woody spices. Fully expressed Australian Sparkling heroics – and bloody delicious from start to finish.   

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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