Sparkling Wine from New Zealand - North Island 18.5-/20
Even straw-yellow colour with some depth and slight golden
hues, the bubbles very fine and moderately persistent. The nose is fresh with good volume of white
stonefruits and white florals, along with very finely expressed bready-yeasty
autolysis. This is clear and clean with
lovely finesse. Dryish to taste and
medium-bodied, the palate has a rich and positive core of white stonefruits and
white florals entwined with fresh and clear yeasty-bready autolysis. The mouthfeel is crisp and refreshing with
thirst-quenching, lacy acidity. The wine
flows with good tension and energy along a very fine line, leading to a refined
and precise, delicately nuanced finish.
This is a refined method traditionnelle with white stonefruit and floral
flavours on a palate with clarity, precision and refined autolysis. Serve as an aperitif over the next 2-3 years.
as the The second bottling, identifiable by
the back label with "Chardonnay and a touch of Muscat”. A blend of 92% Chardonnay, Gisborne fruit
from the 2016 vintage, with 8% white Muscat as reserve wine added at dosage,
bottle fermented to 12.0% alc., the base wine undergoing MLF and aged one year
on lees, dosage to 15 g/L RS. Labelled
as ‘New Zealand’ wine and ‘NV’ to represent the style rather than region or
vintage. 18.5-/20 Jan 2018
RRP $19.95 Golden yellow colour with some depth and slight orange hues,
lighter on the rim. The bubbles are very
fine and moderately persistent. The
bouquet is softly full with good depth and concentration of citrus and yellow
stonefruit aromas complexed by a layering of nutty, aldehyde and oxidative
elements in an amalgam of yeasty lees. Off-dry
to taste and medium-bodied, the palate is soft-textured with a light creaminess
from the effervescence which carries a soft core of yellow stonefruits and
citrus fruits, entwined with nutty and yeasty notes, and subtle aldehyde
elements. The palate flows along a soft
and fine-textured line with gentle acidity providing a fresh mouthfeel. The wine carries to a gentle finish of citrus
fruits and nuts. This is a complex
sparkling wine with flavours of yellow stonefruits, nuts and yeast, and nuances
of aldehyde on a creamy, soft-textured palate.
Serve with canapes, tapas and antipasto over the next 2-3 years. A blend of 46% Chardonnay, 39% Pinot Noir,
12% Muscat and 3% Pinot Meunier, the fruit 85% from Gisborne and the remainder
from Hawke’s Bay, all of the fruit from 2014.
Undergoing the Charmat method, to 12.0% alc. and 10 g/L RS, 88%
undergoing MLF (not the Muscat), the wine spending 6 months on lees with a
tirage of 30 days. 17.5+/20 Apr 2017
RRP $19.95
Disclaimer: This wine is distributed by ‘Wine2Trade’, the
company under which ‘Raymond Chan Wine Reviews’ operates
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Pinot Gris from New Zealand – Gisborne 17.5-/20Bright, very pale straw colour with slight green hues, near
colourless on the rim. This is very
elegant andfine in presentation with fragrant aromas of white stonefruits and
pears, along with exotic rose-petal florals and honeysuckle notes, unfolding
fresh, lifted fermentation esters. Medium-dry
to taste and light-medium bodied, the palate has an elegant, tightly bound core
with aromatic white stonefruit and pear flavours entwined with pears,
honeysuckle, exotic florals and lifted esters.
The palate builds in richness as it flows along a smooth line, with soft
acidity enhancing the roundness, but providing underlying tension. The wine leads to a light aromatic
finish. This is a gently rich,
medium-dry Pinot Gris with aromatic fruit lift and a soft, accessible
palate. Match with Asian and Middle Eastern
fare over the next 2-3 years. Clones 457
and M2 fruit from Gisborne, tank-fermented to 13.0% alc. and 10 g/L RS, the
wine aged 6 months on lees. 415 dozen
made. 17.5-/20 Apr 2017 RRP $19.95
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