DAOSA Blanc de Blancs Late Disgorged 2017

The Bizot pedigree is evident in this remarkably youthful and fresh aged sparkling from the Adelaide Hills. The creator, multi-generational Champagne/sparkling maker, Xavier Bizot, has grown and assembled a brilliant, seemingly ageless wine. Chardonnay grown in Piccadilly underwent its first fermentation and ageing on full lees in oak for eight months. Its second fermentation and maturation in bottle on lees was for 90 months. Honeysuckle and jasmine aromas swirl and mix with peach, baked apple, spice and almond biscotti with a drizzle of honey. It’s invitingly fresh and complex at the same time. So, too, a palate led by a fine bead, finely textured and dry with a deeply woven complex citrus, stone fruit intensity and background honeyed spices, peach custard, almond spread and biscuit. Acidity holds true, raising the freshness factor and adding extra spark.