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Rich and pretty, this easy drinking style sparkling wine presents with marzipan, almond and ripe tropical fruits and rushes headlong into a creamy, dense palate with more of the same.

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Our Pinot Chardonnay Methode Traditionelle is made from fruit grown in the Eden Valley, much of it on my own Summers Hill vineyard, which is 150 metres higher in altitude and has 250mm more rain than my vineyards in the Barossa.The grapes produced here have delicate, yet quite intense flavours, as well as the natural acidity and lean, elegant flavours that are required to make high-quality sparkling wine in the tradition of champagne.

The pinot noir grapes were hand picked and whole bunch pressed. The chardonnay proportion was also hand picked but crushed conventionally into a tank press. This blend has been on tirage for 22 months before disgorging and liqueuring.

Tinged with copper hues, the wine deals out a delightful biscuitlike nose combined with ripe strawberry and peach characters. The palate is rich and generous with a real vitality that’s heightened by the creamy mouthfeel and a dry, acid finish. This is a sparkling that adapts to its environment, and as such just as enjoyable with food as it is on its own. The style is one of elegance and finesse, balanced with flavour and, above all, drinkability.

Information from www.grantburgewines.com.au

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