Fresh, clean, creamy.
Half aged in stainless and the other in neutral oak, this fresh Chardy offers bright yellow fruits, honeysuckle and melon aromas, which lead to a juicy but creamy palate that is clean and straightforward.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - October 16th, 2020

Buoyant, charming, harmonious
Handpicked from Tantalus' youngest estate blocks of Dijon clone Pinot, this juicy and harmonious version shows classic pinosity and notes of red berry and cherry, forest floor, faint spice and a potpourri of cedar chips and violets. Sweet lifted red fruit, baking spice, earth and leather flavours slide across a silky palate. Woven, charming and buoyant.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - July 3rd, 2020

Juicy, complex, lengthy.
This traditional method sparkling is made entirely from Chardonnay that was harvested in early September 2017. The base wine was fermented in seasoned Chardonnay barrels and puncheons and aged for 6 months in the oak. It was racked from fermentation lees and secondary fermentation took place the following May. The wine spent 22 months on secondary fermentation lees before disgorgement in late winter 2020, where it received a small 8 g/L residual sugar dosage of 2017 Chardonnay.
Glinting golden it has aromas of buttery brioche, tangerine, vanilla scented cream, yellow apples and peaches with notes of honeysuckle. The attack is juicy, mid-palate flavours of yellow apples, lemon curd and nutty pastries mimic the nose. Lengthy and complex with a fine bead make for a fantastic fizz.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 22nd, 2020

Fragrant, pristine, charming.
A sparkling that is the palest pink shade with apricot glints, this single vineyard Pinot Noir is a charming traditional method fizz.
The base wine was fermented and aged for 6 months in neutral oak barriques and puncheons and then racked from fermentation lees and put to secondary fermentation in May 2018. It spent 22 months on secondary fermentation lees before disgorgement in late winter 2020 where it received a small dosage of 6 g/L of 2017 Pinot Noir still wine.
Expect applesauce and honey, summer berries drizzled in cream, vanilla, and vague nutty aromas. It is juicy and laden with apples and red berries with a suggestion of orange segments. Pretty, with a kiss of sweetness it is lifted, elegant and extremely refreshing bubbly.
At this price, buy a case.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - June 19th, 2020

Superlative, pristine, fearless.
A light pink fizz made from estate grown Pinot Noir, which expresses a whisper of peach atop red apple peel, pristine red berries, golden citrus and steely minerality. The palate is as pristine as the nose; expect superlative acidity that will curl your tongue, and your eyelashes. Wonderful complexity and focus -- a fearless wine.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - August 21st, 2017