WINE: 1995 PENNON HILL CUVEE ONE A blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, our Cuvée One is truly a sophisticated sparkling wine, produced from fruit from the famous sparkling wine, cool climate sub-region of Romsey, 65 kilometers north of Melbourne. Having spent over 8 years on yeast lees, the bouquet exhibits wonderful toast and brioche aroma's, which follow on to a complex savory palate, balancing crisp fruit flavours of the Chardonnay, with the solid structure and richness of the Pinot Noir. Vintage
A dry winter was followed by a hot, dry summer and the lack of soil moisture and limited water storage led to very low yields. A good vintage, with the sparkling varieties the most successful for the region. Fermentation
Cuvée One is made using the 'methode traditionelle', which saw the primary fermentation partially carried out in new and seasoned oak barriques but mostly in stainless steel tanks to ensure the retention and freshness of the fruit characters. A process known as 'tirage' then took place and involves the bottling of the base wine together with a blend of sugar and yeast, to initiate the secondary ferment, thus creating the natural 'fizz' and also creating yeast lees, the dead cells from the fermented yeast. The wine was then matured with lees contact for 8 years, to produce a complex sparkling wine balancing savory yeast and toast textures from the lees contact, together with fresh crisp fruit characters. Cellaring
The wine making processes used have ensured that this wine already displays significant complexities, however, it will continue to evolve and should provide good drinking for a further 2-3 years. Technical Information
Ordering
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