2015 Blanc de Blancs
2015 Blanc de Blancs
White blossom steals the nose while hints of lime and orange zest on the palate leave you tasting the wine long after it has gone. The time on lees gives a complexity and mouthfeel that perfectly balances this distinguished sparkling.
Wine Profile
| Vintage |
Other Notes
After good winter rains the 2013 vintage ended as one of our driest and earliest vintages on record. The favourable weather throughout bud burst and flowering set up the ideal conditions for a very good vintage. A vintage of extremes - our wettest ever dormant interval; second driest floraison and veraison intervals; hottest ever veraison interval.
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| Vineyards :: Clones |
Vineyard Notes
Judd (59%), Wallis (41%) :: P58 (100%)
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| Harvest date :: Yield |
Harvest Date
Hand picked 4 & 14 March 2013 :: 6.1 tonnes/ha (2.5 t/acre, ~36.6hl/ha)
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| Brix :: pH :: TA |
pH
18.3-19.2° (10.2-10.7° Baumé) :: 2.98-3.06 :: 13.0-14.0 g/l
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| Winemaking | |
| Winemakers |
Production
Jeremy Magyar, Richard McIntyre, Martin Spedding
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| Aging :: Oak |
Aging
6 months :: old French oak barriques :: 66 months on lees in bottle
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| Residual sugar |
Residual Sugar
Dosage 3g/l
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| Finished pH :: TA |
Acid
2.88 :: 9.2
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| Alcohol % |
Alcohol %
11.5
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| Production |
Production Notes
disgorged August 2019 :: cork with muselet
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| Tasting Notes |
Tasting Notes
There is a complexity and generosity that comes from extended lees ageing, which provides layers of weighty richness. This is a serious sparkling wine with unquestioned complexity and stout acidity.
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| Food :: Temperature |
Food Pairing Notes
The perfect aperitif.:: serve at 6–9°C
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| Best drinking |
Bottling Date
2020-2028+
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