Handpicked Sparkling Cuvée NV
- 93
- $50
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A blend of 50% Chardonnay and Pinot Noir made in traditional method, a portion of oaked reserve wines is also added for complexity. Rested on lees for 20 months. Fuzzy peach skin, tangerine sorbet and lemon tart. Breakfast pastries of the most delectable kind. There is significant citrus fruit with subtle hints of tropical frangipani flowers. There is a building framework of slight yeast notes that hover in the almond nougat and raw cashew realms. This is in its prime fruit, focused drinking window and will build in detail over time. A flicker of salt and thirst quenching acidity is unmarred by the decision to keep dosage relatively low, you are left wanting more STAT! What’s even more special is that you can see the distinction of Tamar fruit here. A wine for drinking now, tomorrow and years down the track. Delightful with cheesy bread sticks and lots of giddy conversation.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
