Sparkling -Australian

Pipers Brook, Tasmania.  Showing true mature Sparkling Rosé characters, it has a pale salmon colour and an aroma of fresh strawberry and musk, complexed by hints of lanolin and toast. The flavoursome palate boasts unctuous red berry fruits, complemented by brioche characters, and is fine but with firm, savoury tannins. It has persistent flavours finishing with crisp natural acid...

Pipers Brook, Tasmania. Rich and complex, this wine opens with leatherwood honey and develops through the pallet, with stone fruits and fine line of minerality, a lingering, and complex finish...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2011

Coal River Valley, Tasmania. At release this wine revealed delicate aromas and flavours of toasted brioche, wild strawberries and cashews...

 

Tamar Valley, Tasmania. The nose shows lifted strawberry and Turkish delight aromas due to the high percentage of pinot noir, while the chardonnay adds beautiful citrus notes and minerality. Barrel use adds weight and flavour and the wine has a lovely velvety texture...

Adelaide Hills, S.A. The Clover Pinot Noir Chardonnay is a blend of 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay. A warm, even ripening period during the vintage gave seasonal characters of bright violets and rose petal seen in this wine...

D’Entrecasteaux, Tasmania. From a single vineyard in the north west (White Rock). Predominantly whole berry, 5% whole bunch, natural yeast, held on skins for 18 days. Pressed to and matured in oak (5% new). Bottled unfined and unfiltered. The most intense, deep colour you’ll find. Great aromatics of rich blackberries and anise...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Spring flowers and ripe cherries at Christmas on the nose. Strawberries and cream spring to mind on the palate as the bright red fruit leads the senses to a lovely creamy palate with a hint of texture and touch of finesse...

Yarra Valley, Victoria. This sparkling Pinot Noir strikes a perfect balance between fruit sweetness and balanced acidity. The fruit is handpicked early in the season, whole bunch pressed to tank and cold settled for 3 days, after which it is racked to a separate tank and cool fermented for 6 weeks. Methode Charmat is then used to create this beautiful sparkling with a fine bead...

 

Relbia, Tasmania.A young, vibrant Sparkling Rose with lifted fresh field berries carry onto a clean textural palate with length and freshness...