2020 Apogee Deluxe Vintage Brut, Pipers Brook
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APOGEEV20
Desirable green-gold hues indicate youthful vitality and good ageing potential and persistent, fine mousse. The nose shows a lifted floral aroma of white flowers, biscuity yeast, minerally sea breeze or oyster shell and a hint of hazelnut, honey and caramel. The palate is finely balanced between acidity, fruit flavours and a low dosage (liqueur addition) giving intensely flavoured mid- palate, acidity without bitterness in the finish and a long after-taste.
Dr Andrew Pirie is among a select few vignerons to be genuinely considered a legend of the Australian wine industry. After more than 30 years producing, consulting and guiding the production of wines in Tasmania Apogee is the culmination of all his years of experience.
The philosophy at Apogee is simple; produce single vineyard wines from the best small holdings of no more than 2Ha., using Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Gris that Pirie has personally selected to make the finest sparkling wines available from Tasmania.
The main production is a classically blended, traditional-method sparkling comprising of pinot noir, chardonnay and the balance from Pinot Meunier.
On the back label is the disgorging date! This gives the day on which the yeast is removed from the aging bottle. Ideally allow the bottle two weeks from disgorging to settle. Very few sparklings give the consumers open access to this information and yet it is vital to know when each batch was produced to enjoy the wine at its peak. These sparkling wines, once disgorged, have a long-life span of around 5-10 years from disgorging date. Store sparkling wine on its side to keep the cork moist.
| Product/Service Sold Out | No |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Champagne/Sparkling |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Coal River Valley, Pipers Brook, Derwent Valley |
| Varietals | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | NRY |
| ABV Percent | 13% |
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