Oak Barrel Aged Blanc de Blancs Twenty Fifteen
Limited Library Release.
Aromas of white stone fruit, ripe pear, toasted hazelnuts, which all carry through to the palate. Barrel ageing brings hints of spice, a buttery toastiness and a long, rounded finish.
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TASTING NOTE
Bright golden in colour with a fine, persistent mousse. The wine shows aromas of white stone fruit, ripe pear and toasted hazelnuts. The palate brings freshness, elegance and poise as classic hallmarks of our Blanc de Blancs, combined with richness and weight from barrel ageing. There is plenty of orchard and stone fruits, with hints of spice, toasted nuts and buttered toast, leading to a long, rounded finish.
VINTAGE REPORT
An early April bud burst led to a good start to the season. This was followed by good weather throughout June, resulting in a successful flowering period. Cooler weather during August meant a later than average veraison, but this enabled the grapes to retain acidity whilst still developing full flavour potential. Harvest commenced in early October with an extremely clean crop.
Oak Barrel Aged Blanc de Blancs Twenty Fifteen
Analysis
GRAPE VARIETY:
100% Chardonnay
ALCOHOL:
12%
TITRATABLE ACIDITY:
12.5g/l
RESIDUAL SUGAR:
7.8g/l
PH:
3
Factsheets:
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2015Winemaking
PROCESSING:
Whole bunch pressed and naturally settled for 12-24 hours.
FERMENTATION:
10 days at 18-20 degrees C using specialist sparkling wine yeast. Fermented in Oak Barrel Seven, an old 228L oak barrique.
BOTTLING DATE:
August 2016.
LEES AGEING:
Minimum 64 months.
