Champagne, France Adelaide Hills, SA Sparkling Wines
Just because a sparkling wine isn’t made in a certain region in France doesn’t make it any less delicious. Australian sparkling wine has seen a huge leap in quality, popularity and quantity in recent years, with Adelaide Hills, Yarra Valley, King Valley and Tasmania producing some of the best Australian sparkling wines.
And when it comes to what these home-grown sparkling wines have to offer, take your pick: Methode Traditionelle, Pinot Noir Chardonnay, Blanc de Blancs, non-vintage or vintage – our tasting panel has sipped plenty of bubbly and have picked the best of the best for you.
Buy sparkling wine from our curated selection below, or if you’re looking for genuine Champagne, we have a range of le fancy bubbles, too.
- Bernard Remy Carte BlancheSpecial Price $65.00 Regular Price $75.00A stunningly complex Champagne. The nose offers mushroom and truffle, shortbread and stonefruits too. The palate offers all of the above and a meatiness from the Pinot Noir component. As the wine opens there is also nectarine and apple. Persistence of flavour and intensity are exceptional. Learn More
- Bernard Remy Grand Cru NVSpecial Price $110.00 Regular Price $120.00Rich and decadent with a hard cheese nuttiness. There’s truffle, fig, and white blossoms here too along with lemon and just a waft of lavender. This is serious kit from one of the greatest, if not the greatest sub region of Champagne, Le Mesnil. Take your time with this one as it opens up long after opening. Learn More
- Bird in Hand Sparkling Pinot Noir 2022$29.00Grown on the estate and sourced from quality growers, the grapes are and destemmed straight into the press to retain delicacy and aromatics and minimise colour transfer from the skins. The wine’s salmon pink colour is matched with a delicate strawberry aroma along with citrus blossom. The palate offers cherry & strawberry flavours and a creamy texture. The refined structure of the wine is highlighted by its subtle acidity and the elegance of very fine beading. Learn More
- Bouché Père et Fils Millésime 2008Special Price $130.00 Regular Price $140.00A staggering 10 years on lees for this amazing Vintage Champagne giving this wine exceptional depth of flavour and complexity. Fresh green apples, toasted and buttered brioche, grilled nuts and citrus. An exceptional Vintage champagne produced primarily from Grand Cru Vineyards. The best vintage Bouche have produced so far. Learn More
- Champagne Bouché Père & Fils Rosé Champagne$110.00A blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonay and Pinot Meunier, fashioned from vineyards in Epernay, Pierry, Chouilly and Barbonne. 10% is aged in oak and 10% of the finished wine is sourced from the Bouché Reserve wine program, which is held in oak. Lots of red fruit aromatics and flavours here, with excellent persistence and length and a very fine bead. Complex, aromatic and subtly oaked, this is a superb Champagne Rosé. Learn More
- Champagne Bouché Père et Fils Millésime 2009Special Price $140.00 Regular Price $150.00A staggering 12 years on lees for this amazing Vintage Champagne, giving this wine exceptional depth of flavour and complexity. Fresh green apples, toasted and buttered brioche, grilled nuts and citrus. An exceptional Vintage Champagne produced primarily from Premier and Grand Cru vineyards and vintaged in 30% oak. Such was the quality of the fruit, this Champagne was able to be bottled with just 5g/l of residual sugar. Learn More
- Howard Vineyard Adelaide Hills Blanc de Blanc 2022$35.00Lifted citrus, white peach and crème brûlée on the nose lead through to green apple and grapefruit spread across the palate, only interrupted momentarily with the melting toasty mouthfeel. Learn More
- Howard Vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Chardonnay 2022$30.00Super expressive strawberries, raspberries and cherry morph into citrus and stonefruit. The palate is creamy, the bead fine. To summarise, ‘Yum’! The Pinot Noir components comprise the superb and low yielding Burgundian clones of 777, 114 and 115. Both the Pinot and Chardy are planted at 470m above sea level. Learn More
- Lloyd Brothers Sparkling RoséSpecial Price $25.00 Regular Price $28.00A beautiful sparkling made from Adelaide Hills Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, using the Methode Champenoise. The wine was aged on lees in bottle for 2 years prior to disgorgement. Aromas of pink grapefruit, rose and strawberries and brioche. Same on the palate along with notes of lemon curd. Excellent length and depth of flavour. Learn More
- Sidewood Sparkling NV$20.00Blended from 60% Pinot and 40% Chardonnay, bright aromas of strawberry, lemon citrus and brioche. The palate offers strawberry, stonefruits and cashew accentuated by a creamy mouthfeel. Good acidity gives this wine a mouthwatering aspect right through to its long finish. Learn More
- Tomich 'M' Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot NV$22.00This is the best release of this product we have seen to date. It’s 100% estate grown Adelaide Hills Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and is an excellent drink, with plenty of fresh ripe strawberries, stone fruits, citrus and other mouthwatering goodies. Learn More
- Tomich 'T' Sparkling NVSpecial Price $24.00 Regular Price $30.00Depth and freshness are keywords here, as this wine offers both clarity of fruit and oodles of flavour. Red apple and mushroom, minerality and excellent acidity. It is lively enough to work as an aperitif or with fresh oysters and has the power to work beautifully with more robust seafood dishes. Learn More