Yarrabank Cuvée 2019
- 95
- $45
- Drink by: 2024-2028
Share
67% Chardonnay and 33% Pinot Noir for the 2019 traditional method sparkling wine. Fruit is sourced from the Yarra Valley and Pyrenees. On lees for 4 years. Golden apples skin, logans and citron zest. Lemon yoghurt and apple blossom. Toasted almond and shortcrust pastry. Lingering yeasty notes creep in on the edges of vibrant orchard fruit and wafts of white florals. This is drinking well now but also has some serious cellar time with those hazelnut shells and baked good elements to unfold. Tank ferment allows fruit quality to shine. Another reliable vintage from this excellent Australian sparkling. Drink with cheese gougeres, that’s cheese puffs for the humble dinner parties.
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.
