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1998 Coldstream Hills Pinot Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
$22. 99
Bottle
$275.88 Dozen
Closure: Cork

The fruit for this sparkling wine was grown entirely in the Yarra Valley. The 1998 growing season was warm and dry, producing sound, clean fruit with high natural acidity. The wine has been kept on yeast lees for 24 months prior to disgorgement and to date has been awarded both gold medals and trophies at the Rutherglen and Seymour wine shows.

Tasting notes: This is a very impressive Sparkling wine. Excellent mousse with very fine persistent bead. Straw colour. The nose is very pronounced with strong notes of toast, biscuit, hazelnut, yeast lees, showing plenty of autolysis character. The palate texture is very creamy with excellent persistence of flavour. Perfectly balanced with clean acid finish and a very long cashew, biscuit yeast lees aftertaste.
Cellar 2-3 years (2005-2006)
Alc/Vol: 12.5%

RATING: 96/100

VALUE: XXXXX/5