Ed Carr seeks inspiration from Champagne’s greatest houses, employing long lees ageing, ambitious disgorgement dates, a dabble with oak and judicious levels of dosage. These are, unequivocally, the finest expressions of sparkling wine in Australia. Possibly the New World. This, the top of totem. Well in excess of10 years en tirage has embellished this luxuriant fizz with riffs on peat, truffle, hazelnut, sea spray and glazed quince. Pop this next to a Prestige Cuvée and swoon!
69% chardonnay and 31% pinot noir spent 13 years on tirage, and a low dosage of 3.1g/l. It takes Australian sparkling onto a level of texture and complexity that no other producer can even seek to achieve. Comparisons with Krug or Bollinger are valid, regardless of preferences.
99 points, Wine Companion (September 2019)
Medium to full yellow colour; butter, peach nectar and pineapple aromas. The wine is soft and broad, open and full, rich and ample, with a clean dry aftertaste and low dosage. A big, generous, aged wine with bubbles.
93 points, The Real Review (January 2020)
