Saint Clair Dawn Méthode Traditionnelle 2012 (Special Reserve)

Colour:

Medium-straw coloured with a lasting, fine bead.

Aroma:

Elegant and inviting, distinctively toasty bread crust, white peach and biscuit combine with layers of citrus fruit and zest.

Palate:

Flavours of fresh ripe citrus with a savoury distinction along with apple, biscuit and white peach. Complex with focused acidity and a dry balance.

Ageing Potential:

Will benefit from careful cellaring for ten years and beyond. 

Winemakers:

Stewart Maclennan, Hamish Clark and Kyle Thompson 

Winemaking:

Hand harvested and whole bunch pressed, the free run Chardonnay juice was steel tank fermented and left to undergo malolactic fermentation until late spring, stirred on lees throughout. The Pinot Noir was lightly pressed, fermented cool in old French barriques and allowed to mature on light lees until blending in early January of the
next year to prepare for tirage nearly one year from the harvest date. The bottle fermentation took place over 6 weeks and bottles were left to rest for 35 months until being disgorged and liqueur de dosage added.

Wine Analysis:

Alcohol: 12.5% v/v

Residual Sugar (RS): 6.5g/L

Total Acidity (TA): 7.2g/L

pH: 3.20
 

Our Food Match Recommendation:

Perfect for a celebratory occasion. Drink as an aperitif or match with freshly shucked oysters.  

Click here to open the 2012 tasting notes as a PDF.