Kreglinger Vintage Brut 2016
Located in the prestigious wine region of northern Tasmania at a latitude of 41° south, the cool coastal slopes of the Pipers Brook region, and the east-south east facing slopes of our Kreglinger Vineyard has produced a truly exceptional cuvee that has captured all the unique characteristics and style of fine sparkling wine, utilizing the noble varieties of pinot noir and chardonnay resulting in this outstanding Kreglinger Vintage Brut. The cuvee for this wine is sourced from a specific sparkling vineyard site in the Pipers Brook region. This site is based on basaltic soils and has distinctive east-southeast facing slopes. This aspect in the Pipers Brook region gives a ripening potential expressed in day-degrees summation of around 950-1050 day-deg C whilst retaining the ideal acid ratio of tartaric and malic acids. This compares very favourably with conditions in the French region of Champagne (1030 day-deg C).
Winemaking
The grapes were early morning hand picked, in small parcel lots and carefully transported to the nearby winery only 3km`s away where they were delicately pressed within an hour of being picked. Modern computer PLC controlled Bucher airbag presses are used with a modified champagne cycle, to produce around 450-550 litres per tonne of free run juice from the whole bunch pressed grapes. Only the purity of this free run juice (cuvee) component is used in the Vintage Brut. Base wines are fermented slowly in both tank and barrel, where a small percentage was also aged on lees until the tirage blend took place in the new calendar year, followed by the tirage. The tiraged base wine is stored in a temperature controlled cellaring environment to enhance bottle fermentation and style evolution.
Technical Details.
Growing Region Pipers Brook, Tasmania
Grape Variety Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Alcohol 12.5%
Acidity 8.8g/L
pH 3.00
Maturation The wine was stored in a temperature controlled cellaring environment to enhance bottle fermentation and style evolution.
Tasting Notes
Colour The ‘body’ colour of a fine champagne diamond, polished to sparkle and flash with lots of ‘fire’. Distinctively supported by necklaces of finely strung pearl beads, that stem from the glass.
Bouquet Classic Kreglinger Vintage Brut aromas, with seamless depth and elegance. All the hallmarks of fine cool maritime climate sparkling wine. The subtle hints of a French bakery, with honey, nougat, jasmine flower, some fine Smokey quartz and mineral perfume talc, all integrated and balanced by the subtle tones of marmalade, scented paraffin wax and sea side aromas.
Palate A very captivating, long, rich and balanced palate; sophisticated and beautifully defined creamy mousse (Cordon de Mousse) providing a lively lifted texture to the crisp acid clean mouth feel. Freshly baked pastries, vanilla sorbet and wafer cone, with hints short bread teasing the palate. The addition of our liqueur de dosage at disgorgement has added further richness, depth and complexity to the already multi-layered palate. The finish is long elegant and seamless, with maritime and seaside flavours that entice your palate for more satisfaction.
Service
Oysters natural, Oscietra caviar, with its sweetly walnut like flavours, salmon roe, salmon tartare, sushi or sashimi, fillet of sea bass,
Winemaker Rene Bezemer
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