A very individual wine for Swift Sparkling, given that all other Swift wines are chardonnay dominant. This wine has been inspired by some of Champagne’s notable grower producers from the Montagne de Reims. Vinous, textural, red fruit and floral, slightly exotic sandalwood. A gentle lick of tannin. Intriguing.

Listed in Young Gun of Wines ‘Australia’s Best Sparkling Blanc de Noirs’ by John Harris “a deeper, green-tinged straw colour. Enticing and open, with smoky and savoury autolysis notes backed up by ripe and sugar-dusted grilled peach flavours. The structure on the palate offers a surprising contrast – both ultra-fine and tightly coiled yet long and even. Layered in complexity through the middle palate, with a finely chiselled, slightly sour, but ultimately refreshing kick of brisk acidity on the tail. An super example of lovely reductive complexity married with finesse.”

Alc – 11.0%, pH - 3.16, TA – 9.5gL, RS – 3.5gL

With three years on secondary yeast lees in bottle, the wine has restrained autolysis character. It will retain its freshness and vibrancy now that it has been disgorged and will begin a different path of evolution through bottle maturation and continue to drink well for 5 years. It will build power and depth with bottle ageing under cork.