Hungerford Hill Dalliance Sparkling Tumbarumba 2016

Methode traditionelle style sparkling. A mix of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Tumbarumba. The wine is aged for 3 years on lees. Manuka honey, freesia and white peach. Some notes of lemon yoghurt and soft round cheese invoke those savoury notes, so too is there enoki mushroom which underlies the citrus and stone fruit. This has a wealth of detail and some smoked salt crunch. Chardonnay fruit delivers power and robust ripe fruit with Tumbarumbas cool climate adding length and energy to the fine acidity. A wine that has developed complexity in the bottle and could be served from aperitif all the way into the main course. Go for fried snapper with a Thai marmalade or sweet jam over the top. Drink Now.

Shanteh Wale

Contributor at Wine Companion

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.

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