Description / Reviews
// 66% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 4% Chardonnay
Aged on full lees for 8 months in old oak, before secondary fermentation/aged in bottle on lees for three years before disgorgement in October 2025
6g/L dosage
"The fruit is sourced from several high-altitude vineyard sites in the Piccadilly Valley, most of them with eastern aspects. All vineyards are on clay soils, with the geological formations mainly Basket Range Sandstone, Woolshed Flat Shale or Barossa Complex. All the vineyards are at a minimum altitude of 500m, and were planted in the 1980s and 1990s. The Piccadilly vineyards are all managed by Terre à Terre, following the same strict management practices as the Crayères Vineyard, i.e. hand pruning (Guyot Double), shoot thinning, green harvest to control yields and hand-harvesting." - Winemaker Notes
"This is a delight. Frisky sparkling of great energy, immense character, light savouriness and distinct, expressive mineral charm. A striking saline, briny vein through tart cranberry, rosehip tea, crisp red cherry and dashes of sweet spice, green almond and white pepper. So fragrant; tightly wound fizz with a light, white balsamic zing in tow. Quite focused in its way. So much character here, fine detail in fruit, savouriness, minerality and pristine bubbles. Wonderful stuff." - 96 Points, Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion
"Light salmon pink colour. Red cherry, mixed flowers and quince aromatics. Powerful in the mouth, red cherry, cured meat and red spices all fill across the palate. The intensity and complexity is serious here with acidity working well to keep it lifted, with a fine mousse and a brush of tannin completing the framework. Great length: it lingers long with a real vinous character that speaks of pinot noir. Will be a phenomenal match to more powerful dishes." - 96 Points, Stuart Knox, The Real Review
"A pale tangelo hue in the glass. Macerated Alpine strawberries, bayberry and rambutans. There is some gala apple skin too and a ruby grapefruit citrus push. A wondrous world of flavour with acidity that pulls the berries back into stone fruit tones. Some gravelly clay and blood orange juice. This is almost spritz-like in that it has all the dimensions for a good time. A very giving wine that would be superb with a saffron and shellfish risotto, but equally delicious on its own." - 95 Points, Shanteh Wale, Wine Pilot
