MÉTHODE CAP CLASSIQUE BLANC

Vintage 2017

WINEMAKING

This prestige cuvée Méthode Cap Classique (MCC) sparkling-wine is a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes. The grapes were carefully selected for best quality and hand-picked in the cool early hours of the morning. A slow and gentle whole-bunch press was done on the grapes and only the first press fraction (cuvée) / best juice was used from each batch. After settling, the juice was racked and inoculated with yeast for the alcoholic fermentation, and thereafter full malolactic fermentation was completed on all the base wines.

Blended and bottled in 2017, our Aristea MCC Blanc undergoes a lengthy secondary bottle fermentation and maturation period of a minimum of 3 – 4 years on the lees before disgorgement.

TASTING NOTES

An elegantly complex and classically styled MCC that is layered with the uplifting freshness from the Chardonnay, finesse from the Pinot Noir and subtle biscuity bouquet of the extended bottle fermentation. The luxury of having extended time during secondary fermentation on lees adds great intensity to the nose and sumptuous flavours to the palate that finishes off with a fine mousse and delicate lingering bubbles dancing on your tongue. Every taste tickles the back of your brain with finesse and subtle aromas to entice you to come back for another sip. Mouth-wateringly refreshing with great ageing potential, and best enjoyed with special friends.