Awards and Ratings
Gold – The Global Sparkling Masters 2 (2009 Vintage)
98 / 100 – Halliday Wine Companion (2009 Vintage)
“Pale straw with an energetic bead and mousse. Expressive green apple, lemon, grapefruit and white peach with soft spice, fresh brioche, clotted cream, sea spray, crushed riverstone, shiitake broth, crushed oyster shell and freshly baked pastries. The aromas transpose neatly to the palate with impeccable balance and harmony. A high-tensile, minerally cadence drives things along, finishing dry, pure and layered in spice and autolytic complexity.”
About This Wine
This Late Disgorged release comprises select parcels from Tasmania’s cool-climate regions, including Derwent Valley, Coal River Valley and the East Coast. Extended tirage contributes depth and complexity, with aromas of honey, pastry, exotic spice and oyster shell. The palate is rich and seamless, showing malted barley, field mushroom, sourdough and lemon curd alongside intense minerality, umami notes and natural acidity. Low dosage enhances the wine’s tension and balance.
About the Winery
House of Arras produces sparkling wines from Tasmania’s cool-climate vineyards with long tirage aging and minimal intervention at dosage. This 2009 release is the 12th edition of the Late Disgorged series, first established in 1998.
“House of Arras is considered the benchmark at the pointy end of our country’s outstanding sparkling wine producers. Pristine fruit from some of Tasmania’s top vineyard sites and having Australia’s most awarded sparkling winemaker, Ed Carr, at the helm is a combination that is hard to beat. The composition, complexity and structure of the estate sparkling wines and their track record on the wine show circuit are a testament to Ed’s exceptional skill as a sparkling winemaker and the commitment of House of Arras to produce the finest sparkling wines in the land. ” -DAVE BROOKES
