Taltarni Brut 2015
- 91
- $26
- Drink by: 2020 - 2028
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Whereas the Blanc de Blancs was 100% Chardonnay (obviously), the fruit for the Brut is a blend of 57% Chardonnay, 41% Pinot Noir and a dollop of Pinot Meunier, just 2%. It has been sourced from the Pyrenees, Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills, and it spent four years on lees. One does not expect to be paying a mere $26 for a wine which has spent four years on lees and consequently, one is forced to wonder how on earth it is even a commercial proposition. No matter, that is not the consumer’s problem. Take advantage!
The wine is well structured and yet elegant. Nuts and stonefruit kick things off and there are hints of grapefruit, brioche and even some Violet Crumble honeycomb, if you look closely. There is surprising persistence here. A wine which will appeal now but there is no reason it can’t go into the cellar for quite a few more years. And as should be obvious, it really is cracking value.
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Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
