
Grown, vinified, bottled and hand-disgorged on site. Methodé traditionnelle. A testament to the world-class quality of the Pipers River region for sparkling wine production. Lemon and strawberry flavours, underlying brioche and earthy notes with hints of truffle. A finely structured palate with racy acidity and a fresh lingering flavour.
This unique single-vineyard wine has been grown, vinified, bottled and hand-disgorged on site. The wine is the result of carefully hand- harvested fruit from the mature-aged chardonnay and pinot noir vines of Delamere Vineyard, reflecting the site's distinctive soil and location. The careful blending of these two classic sparkling wine varieties constructs a wine with great length (from the chardonnay) and a full mid palate (from the pinot noir). Maturation on lees for 2 and a half years gives the wine a luxurious creaminess and richness while still maintaining lively fruit characters. The wine is the epitome of richness and balance displaying fresh lemon and strawberry flavours with underlying brioche and earthy notes, and hints of truffle. The palate shows classic cool climate structure; it is long and fine with a creamy mouth-feel that comes from 100% malo-lactic fermentation and careful maturation on lees.
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VITICULTURE
Close-planted vines at 7500/ha on own roots, low trellis, non-irrigated, cane pruned vertical shoot position. The chardonnay is Penfolds 58 and I10V1 clones. The pinot noir is a blend of D5V12, D2V5 and MV6.
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VINTAGE CONDITIONS
The 2008 vintage is characterised by very dry conditions and generally warm temperatures. Budburst commenced early in 2008 with strong canopy growth by January. Cooler temperatures in late January and early February saw development slow down before a hot spell at the end of February accelerated fruit ripeness considerably. The result has been wines that have developed ripe flavours at moderate potential alcohol with medium to high natural acidity, providing the backbone, elegance and finesse that defines the Delamere sparkling range. The dry conditions throughout the season resulted in very little disease pressure.
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VINTAGE INFORMATION
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Region | Pipers River, Tasmania |
| WM | Shane Holloway |
| Harvest date | 15/4/2010 |
| Oak | Unoaked |
| Alcohol | 12.1% |
| TA | 6.5g/L |
| pH | 3.42 |
| Cellaring | 2 years |