NV New Zealand Brut & California Brut Sparkling Wine Horizontal

“Always a solid wine from Anderson Valley, this NV is built of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir and offers pretty lemony and lemon oil notes atop a bed of fragrant white flowers. Very round and complete with an assertive mousse, just-baked bread, and bruised yellow apple fruit. This bubbly has excellent depth and a terrific mineral finish. Aged a minimum of two years on the yeast, clocking in at 10 g/L. 85,000 9-litre cases produced. (JC)” (03/2023)

“Aromas of pie crust with hints of nuts and cooked apple. Some butter cookie. Medium to full body with notes of seashell, cooked apple and lemon rind. Chunky at the end. A base of 2019. A blend of 60% chardonnay and 40% pinot noir. Two years on the lees. 7.5g/L dosage. Drink or hold.” (01/2024)

“Dynamic yet sleekly elegant, with rich strawberry and apple flavors that are accented by spiced cinnamon and yeast roll as this dances toward the vibrant finish. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Drink now through 2026. (TF)” (06/2023)

“The NV Estate Brut is scented of sour lemon, almonds and biscuits with flinty touches. The medium-bodied palate is rounded and creamy with bright, lemony character and a long, mineral-driven finish. (EB)” (07/2022)

“The new release of Roederer Estate non-vintage Brut is composed from a blend of sixty percent chardonnay and forty percent pinot noir, with ten to fifteen percent of the vins clairs barrel-fermented. The wine spent a minimum of two years aging sur lattes and offers up a fine nose of lemon, apple, bread dough, a touch of almond, dried flowers and a lovely base of soil. On the palate the wine is crisp, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a good core, frothy mousse, lovely balance and a long, classy finish. This is really quite lovely for the entry level bottling from the estate and a fine value.” (09/2023)

“Pale lemon in colour. Yeasty and saline nose with notes of ripe golden apple and lemon oil. Fresh acidity on the palate with well-integrated dairy, toast and cedar notes. Long autolytic biscuity finish that continues to develop. Absolutely delicious. It really needs some time in the glass to warm up and open to show its best. Consistently *Very Good Value* (SCJ)” (01/2024)

“This wine is an enduring favourite. It achieves a perfect blend of of zesty citrus freshness with delicate nutty/toasty complexity from yeast autolysis and bottle development. The wine has lovely purity and balance. Everything I expect from a top Methode ... and more. It has an ethereal texture and an aromatic or perfumed character that I associate with champagne.” (09/2016)

“Bright, pale straw-yellow colour, lighter on rim with a very fine bead, moderate in persistence. The nose is very elegant in presentation, tightly bound with a fresh interplay of refined Pinot Noir yellow stonefruits and bread-yeast autolysis. This has finesse, intensity and youthful beauty to the bouquet. Dry to taste and medium-bodied, fresh, and fine yellow and white stonefruit aromas form a tight core with interwoven bready autolysis, sweet florals and nutty elements. The mouthfeel is clean, crisp and creamy with delicate effervescence combining with the acidity, to flow effortlessly to a fine-textured and dry finish with gentle yeasty nuances. This is a beautifully poised and refined method traditionnelle with refined Pinot Noir fruit and bready autolysis. Serve as an aperitif and with canapés or seafood over the next 3+ years. 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from three sites, the fruit hand-picked, WBP and fermented to 12.0% alc. and 7.0 g/L dosage, the base wine undergoing MLF, having 5-15% reserve wine added and aged on lees a minimum of 36 months.” (09/2016)

“Seamless. Just one word can be used to describe this outstanding sparkling wine. And it is one of the most consistent New Zealand wines, of any style. A cracking good methode traditionnelle, the wine was disgorged after three years (that's longer than most Champagnes). The bouquet is beautifully fragrant showing citrus and yeasty characters with hints of white peach and floral. It's exquisitely textured on the palate with bright acidity providing a lovely crisp finish that seems to linger on forever. Lovely drink as always. Immensely appealing and highly satisfying.” (09/2016)