2019 Meadowbank 'Blanc de Blancs'

About The Wine

This sparkling wine is the aperitif, the starter. The one you would reach for with fresh oysters. Refined and delicate, with lemon/lime acidity dancing alongisde creamy brioche in the glass.

The Meadowbank sparkling 2019 Blanc de Blancs―the fourth release―is some of Peter Dredge’s finest work. That’s saying something, considering this winemaker’s pedigree when it comes to wines of an effervescent nature. 

2019 was a dry, moderate year on the Derwent, delivering intensely flavoured Chardonnay with glisteningly fresh natural acidity. The fruit was picked by hand and pressed as bunches, with just the first two-thirds of the juice siphoned off to old barrels for fermentation over three months.

As is the norm, Dredge washed one new barrel with the sparkling base this year. After three months in oak, the wine was bottled and spent the following five years on lees before disgorgement with just 3g/L dosage.

It’s another fine, elegant, detailed wine from the sparkling maestro. Given the price of Champagne at the moment, Pete’s proposition looks like an absolute steal!

"Lovely brightness in the glass and a super mousse and bead. Lifted and pretty aromas of brioche, baked apple, white stone fruit and bath salts. The palate is fine, focused and driven by a core of nectarine and green apple flavours. There's also lovely creaminess and mouth-feel, with the crunchy, punchy acidity doing its thing and delivering cut and purpose. Classy gear."

- Aaron Brasher, The Real Review

Snapshot

Region: Tasmania

Country: Australia

Alcohol: 11.5%

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

Closure: Cork

Varieties: Chardonnay 

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