Grant Burge Pinot Noir and Chardonnay NV

ABV 12.3%

Eden Valley 80% Pinot Noir 15% Chardonnay 5% Pinot Meunier

Barossa Valley Coonawarra

Our Pinot Chardonnay Methode Traditionelle is made from fruit grown in the Eden Valley, much of it on my own Summers Hill vineyard, which is 150 metres higher in altitude and has 250mm more rain than my vineyards in the Barossa.

The pinot noir grapes are hand picked into 200 kilogram crates in order to minimise damage to the berries and extraction of red colour from the skins. The Chardonnay portion is also hand picked. The crates of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes are stacked into refrigerated rooms and cooled to 4°C for maximum flavour retention. The grapes are then transferred to a tank press for whole-bunch pressing - a process that extracts a very fine and delicate juice. The juice is then clarified and fermented at controlled temperatures. The percentage of pinot noir inn the blend has gradually been increased to give greater depth of flavour and now sits at about 80 per cent. The blend spends 27-30 months on triage before disgorging and liqueuring.

The Grant Burge Pinot Noir Chardonnay NV is a wine of great elegance and finesse that is also balanced with flavour and drinkability. The nose has an apricot nougat aroma with plenty of honey and biscuity characters coming through on the palate, which is rich and generous with a creamy mouthfeel and a dry, acid finish.

The fruit for this wine comes from high altitude vineyards that produce wines of great elegance and finesse but still have quite intense flavours as well as high natural acidity and lean, elegant flavours that are required to make high quality sparkling wine in the tradition of Champagne.