Sparkling White Wines
We’ve seen a massive rise in the quality of sparkling white wines in Australia – particularly, to our tastes, in the Adelaide Hills and Pyrenees... and we love it in all the shapes and forms it comes in... Methode Traditionelle, Pinot Noir Chardonnay, Blanc de Blancs, non-vintage or vintage – if it's got bubbles in it, we’ll have a look at it. If it’s any good, it’s listed below...
- 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
- Leconfield Syn Cuvee Blanc NVSpecial Price $20.00 Regular Price $22.00A remarkably fresh sparkling white made from a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir fruit from the Coonawarra. It has a lively, creamy, mousse and a full, supple body. (And yes, much better looking than Abbott in Speedos). Enjoy it now in all its youthful glory as an aperitif, or with shellfish and seafood. Syn(ful) indeed! Learn More
- Leconfield Syn Sparkling Coonawarra RoséSpecial Price $20.00 Regular Price $22.00A slightly pink sparkling this one. It’s labelled rosé but to us seems much more like a traditional cool climate Chardy Pinot sparkling and a bloody good one at that. It has a very fine bead, aromas of stonefruit and red fruits along with a little brioche. Flavours follow suit and introduce cherries and a creamy aspect. This is delicious. 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