2012 Brut Reserve

2012 Brut Reserve

$74.50
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In the glass, a deep golden colour with a straw hue. The nose is immediately captivating, with heightened citrus notes of lemon preserve and fresh ruby red grapefruit, supported by the most subtle and delicate floral suggestion. The palate is expansive, dense and rich, with a tightly knit texture and energizing hints of apricot sorbet. The finish appears almost everlasting, as our terroir’s unmistakable saline minerality reverberates.

Varietal composition: 65% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier
Alcohol: 11%
TA: 8.72 g/L
pH: 2.90
Dosage: 12 g/L
Brix (avg. at harvest): 17.5º
Aging: 5 years on lees
Recommended drinking: 2020-2038

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FURTHER NOTES

The Brut Reserve represents the pinnacle category of our sparkling program, and is annually assembled with the sole purpose of finding the most harmonious and powerful combination of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier.

Each vintage presents a distinct expression of our coastal climate and is celebrated for their uniqueness. Some growing seasons stand out as having produced wines of uncommon depth and character, and intriguingly, reads like an arithmetic sequence: 2004, 2008, 2012 and finally 2016.

In 2012, this is thanks to dry and cool harvest months, delaying the pick by over two weeks, which allowed for additional maturity with the elongated season.

A luminary Brut Reserve unlikely to be matched for some years, this wine was the very last to be assembled by Champagne oenologist Raphaël Brisbois; a last opus of epic proportions composed only a few weeks before his passing. This wine’s commercial release will be in the autumn of 2018.