Taltarni Blanc de Blancs NV

Drink now or cellar for 5 - 10 years.

The 2019 growing season was warm and shortened; due to higher temperatures the vines ripened the fruit earlier than normal.

With the warmer season, the fruit was harvested slightly earlier to retain the natural acidity in the fruit. The Blanc de Blancs is harvested from our higher-yielding chardonnay blocks of 45 and 46 which contributes to its delicate fruit flavours and minerality.  The fruit is picked in the middle of the night when temperatures are at their lowest and pressed immediately while allowing the ingress of oxygen passively into the juice to naturally oxidise and fine out the phenolics from the pressing process. Fermentation was undertaken at low temperatures in stainless steel and small format oak barrels before 25% underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel prior to blending and tirage. 

Oysters, creamy cheeses, fresh crab, and light seafood dishes.

Alcohol: 12%

pH: 3.23

Acidity (TA): 6.3 g/L

Pyrenees, Victoria.

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93 Points & Silver Medal – 2024 Halliday Companion

Crafted from fine parcels of chardonnay sourced from vineyards across Tasmania and Victoria. A lovely example with excellent finesse and freshness, featuring a thread of fresh clotted cream wrapped around a strong lemony core. A great-value drop with excellent flavour, palate weight and harmony.

- Toni Paterson.