Sparkling White
DESCRIPTION
Tasting Notes
Pale yellow/straw, green hues. Granny smith apples with a citrus fruit lift.
Wine Making
The grapes were harvested in mid March in the cool of the early morning and pressed straight off skins. The juice was then fermented under strict temperature control. Bottled without any oak maturation to retain the fresh lively fruit aromas and flavours. Tiraged under crown seal and refermented in this bottle to achieve a beautiful effervescence and then dosaged in late February 2020.
Cellaring
Typically Italian in style our 2019 Sparkling White has been made with food and fun in mind. Enjoy it now in its youth. It’s best not to cellar this bottle. Enjoy now with friends as a party starter, served well chilled on its own as the perfect aperitif.
Technical
| The Grapes | : Using our favourite Trebbiano from Campbells Rutherglen vineyards. Little known in Australia, Trebbiano is the most widely planted grape in Italy, where it is used in a wide range of regional wines and styles. The most distinctive features of this grape are its long ripening period and its ability t |
| Date Tasted | : March 2020 |
| Alcohol | : 12.5% |
| T.A (g/l) | : 6.5g/l |
| pH | : 3.30pH |
Pale yellow/straw, green hues. Granny smith apples with a citrus fruit lift.
Palate:
This vibrant wine opens with a fine creamy mousse of bubbles, apple, pear and grapefruit followed by a creamy mid palate of lemon sherbet with a crisp dry finish.
The grapes were harvested in mid March in the cool of the early morning and pressed straight off skins. The juice was then fermented under strict temperature control. Bottled without any oak maturation to retain the fresh lively fruit aromas and flavours. Tiraged under crown seal and refermented in this bottle to achieve a beautiful effervescence and then dosaged in late February 2020.
Typically Italian in style our 2019 Sparkling White has been made with food and fun in mind. Enjoy it now in its youth. It’s best not to cellar this bottle. Enjoy now with friends as a party starter, served well chilled on its own as the perfect aperitif.
| The Grapes | : Using our favourite Trebbiano from Campbells Rutherglen vineyards. Little known in Australia, Trebbiano is the most widely planted grape in Italy, where it is used in a wide range of regional wines and styles. The most distinctive features of this grape are its long ripening period and its ability t |
| Date Tasted | : March 2020 |
| Alcohol | : 12.5% |
| T.A (g/l) | : 6.5g/l |
| pH | : 3.30pH |
