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The following spring, the wine is put into bottle and the fermentation continues under cork, producing the bubbles. There are no other additions and no need for dosage, as the bottle fermentation naturally stops when there is still a touch of residual sugar left in the wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA cracking, lip-smacking, slightly off-dry wine that is fragrant and textural, with citrus oil, cider apple, nettle and hazelnut notes. There's a beautiful pillowy texture that leads to a tangy close balanced by a kiss of natural sweetness. A pét-nat of extreme refreshment and genuine finesse. 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The blend varies from year to year, with the ‘18 coming in at 90% Merlot supported by 10% Malbec, predominantly from the Estate’s oldest (60- to 70-year-old) vines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrom a great vintage that has some commentators referencing years like 2010, 2009 and 1982, Guillaume Hubert’s lo-fi Côtes de Bourg has inviting aromas of dark plum and cherry, fruitcake spices such as nutmeg and clove, and some cedar aromatics. 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Firstly, 60% of the volume is from fruit pressed off in the traditional way to make a white wine (over one-third of this component was reserve wines aged in barrels). Secondly, 30% was made as a saignée rosé (the juice left in contact with the skins for a short period). The final 10% of the blend is from a full-blown red wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fruit is from vines with an average age of 25 years for the parcels producing the white wine, and over 40 years for those used for the red wine. The wines were fermented and aged in a variety of vessels (vats, foudre and old demi-muid barrels) before being transferred to bottle for secondary fermentation. This bottling was disgorged in March 2021 with just 2.5 g\/L dosage and is based on the 2018 and 2017 harvests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Laherte Frères","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541699310,"sku":"19427-750","price":82.05,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/9deefe4f-eef8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19427-750.jpg?v=1658786497"},{"product_id":"francois-chidaine-touraine-sauvignon-blanc-2020","title":"Domaine François Chidaine Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrançois Chidaine is revered for his pristine Chenin Blancs from Montlouis and Vouvray. 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This cuvée is a blend of two great terroirs of the Mâconnais: Mâcon-Charnay and Guffens’s young vines in Pierreclos. As these particular wines do not strike Verget as especially Mâconnais in style, the blend is bottled under the Bourgogne appellation. In terms of the winemaking, one part was vinified in mature oak (50%) and the other in a horizontal stainless-steel tank. 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The grapes were allowed to macerate for a period before the juice was drawn off, providing the colour and much of the body and flavour for the wine. This saignée technique is now rare in Champagne, primarily as it is a demanding method of vinification and it requires grapes with an excellent degree of maturity. Most rosé in Champagne is made by the addition of a little red wine. Vive la difference!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs with all Larmandier’s wines it was naturally fermented. Part of this cuvée was raised in a Nomblot concrete egg and part in stainless steel, and more recently Larmandier has been also trialling amphora designed by Mizel Riouspeyrous from Domaine Arretxea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s one of Champagne’s wow wines, repeatedly compared to a Chambolle-Musigny. In short, it’s a Champagne that can stop drinkers in their tracks. The 2019 is a spellbinding release built on energy and crystalline tension. Although it drinks beautifully on its own, it has the depth to go with smoked or grilled salmon. Yes, do that—you won’t regret it! This bottling was disgorged with a discreet dosage of three grams per litre. It is a superb release that will be even better with a year or two in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Larmandier-Bernier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298543075566,"sku":"20218-1500","price":352.21,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/2803fe4d-f1f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20218-1500.png?v=1764135483"},{"product_id":"domaine-guiberteau-saumur-blanc-breze-2018","title":"Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Brézé Blanc 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Chenin Blanc. The modern renaissance of Chenin de Brézé (as it was once known), obviously owes a great deal to the Foucault brothers’ Brézé bottling, and more recently to the new generation of growers like Guiberteau. This striking wine comes from two small parcels of mature vines (planted in 1933 and 1952) within the fabled Brézé climat, a terroir that once produced wines equally as revered as those of the greatest vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux. One-quarter of the fruit is also drawn from the historic Clos de Carmes terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrézé is not typical Saumur at all. The vineyards are at a higher elevation than most of the surrounding area and sit directly on a hill of tuffeau—a porous, chalky limestone intermixed with clay and sand. Something like 70% of the vineyard has less than one metre of topsoil so the vines of any age must establish roots in the chalky bedrock. This terroir creates a far more citrus, floral and mineral expression of Chenin. 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Fruit was 100% de-stemmed and vinification involved a five-day, pre-fermentation soak and then regular punch-downs. The wine spent 18 months in barrique (50% new) and was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eJohn Livingston-Learmonth’s w.o.w. acronym (in the review below) stands for “what one wants”. In John’s words: “It is a wine that immediately declares its pleasure.” This about sums up Gaillard’s 2020 Côte-Rôtie. It’s deliciously precocious and almost free drinking with a perfumed palate buoyed by gleaming freshness, seamless tannins, and a fine weave of silky fruit adding to the overall charm. “Buvabilité!” beamed Gaillard when he saw the smiles cross our faces. 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