Howard Park Grand Jete 2015
- 91
- $50
- Drink by: 2020
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Howard Park has made the running on the production of premium sparkling wines in Western Australia. Releases each year have built upon developing an individual house style.
The 2015 Grand Jete continues the journey for winemaker, Janice McDonald. The sourcing is from Mount Barker, the grape mix is Chardonnay (51%) and Pinot Noir (49%) and time on yeast lees is 48 months.
Beautifully fresh and bright with the scent of citrus blossom, biscuit and apple crumble. That zing of acidity throughout makes it perfect aperitif fare, the palate broadening ever so slightly to include a dense mealyness, ginger snap and a touch of grilled almonds. Keeps things tight and buzzing. A good drink all round.
Jeni Port is one of Australia’s top wine communicators. Based in Melbourne, Jeni created the first wine column in the (then) Sun News-Pictorial before moving over to The Age and becoming that paper’s longest-serving wine writer. Over the years she has written for most Australian wine magazines and these days calls WinePilot home. She is also a Tasting Panel member on the Halliday Wine Companion. She was named Wine Communicator of the Year and Legend of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival in 2014 and in 2018 Legend of the Vine. She is a founding board member of Australian Women In Wine and is the co-deputy chair of Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards and China’s Wine List of the Year Awards.
