Colour: Pale Lemon
Nose:
Medium (+) Intensity
- Apple, Lemon, Pear, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry
Palate:
Dry
High Acidity
Medium Alcohol
Medium Bodied
Creamy Mousse
Long Finish
Medium (+) Flavour Intensity
- Apple, Pear, Lemon, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry, Wet Stones, Chalk
Quality:
Very good
- Intense, fresh citrus fruits and green fruits, balanced with mouth watering acidity, complemented with gentle autolytic notes and minerality, which became more expressive as the wine opened up. This wine is layered with an array of primary (fruit and minerals) and secondary (autolysis) flavours, with a strong acidic backbone. This finish is very long and decent, with notes of chalk and wet stones lingering on the palate. Would be an outstanding wine if there were more complexity from tertiary flavoirs, bit hey, as a US$50 NV English sparkling wine, it has already over-delivered by a mile.
Suitability for bottle ageing:
Suitable for bottle ageing. Although it's an inexpensive NV Sparkling wine, with such a strong acidic backbone and fruit intensity, I don't see why it can't be cellared for a few years. Of course, one might wanna enjoy it fresh, just get a few more bottles, as this wine is absolutely a bang on the buck.