House of Arras Tasmania Grand Vintage 2015

House of Arras Tasmania Grand Vintage 

Region: Tasmania, Australia

Vintage: 2015

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: 33% Pinot Noir , 67% Chardonnay

ABV: 12%

Lifted nuances of dessicated pear and peach, with distinct savoury secondary tones combined with jasmine flower, fresh pastry and honey. The palate is exotic and persistent, with flavours of grapefruit, biscuit and honeycomb with intriguing characters of miso. The low dosage complements the tension of the wine, balancing acidity and leaving the palate fresh and vibrant.

The Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes are sourced from the East Coast, Derwent Valley and Coal River Valley subregions in the south east of Tasmania, as well as from Pipers River to the north of the island.

Made in the traditional sparkling winemaking method, combined with fastidious modern viticultural techniques. The fruit is hand picked and gently pressed with only the highest quality juice selected for fermentation. Further complexity and character are built into the wine with 10% fermentation in new French oak barriques followed by 100% malolactic fermentation. The blended wine was matured for seven years in tirage ensuring an unrivalled depth and complexity in the wine.

Ed Carr has been the head winemaker at Arras since 1998. This year he was awarded ‘Sparkling Winemaker of the Year’ at the IWC. James Halliday calls him “a quietly spoken genius, whose name should be known around the world. He is, by some considerable distance, Australia’s greatest sparkling winemaker.”

https://houseofarras.com.au