oaky notes (vanilla) which come from the 24% of wines vinified in our French oak foudres
Fresh nuances slowly emerge over a few minutes in the glass giving a progressive balsamicity made up of withered white flowers and mandarin juice blended with the green tones of peppermint
Ruinart is the oldest of all the Champagne houses and produces a wine based mostly on Chardonnay
Tony and Lita Brady continue to manage the vineyard with the same low-input
bay leaf atop a layer of toasty sweet oak
Yarra Yering Dry Red No 1 2015 Current Live oaky notes (vanilla) which comeCritic tasting note: (2015 vintage) "From Gruyere's grey silty loams, in central Yarra Valley, this cool climate cabernet (tipped with 2. 5% Viognier, 2% Mataro, . 5% Marsanne) was planted in 1969. This was basket pressed, fermented whole berry (1 3 stalks) in tiny stainless half ton fermenters, with 15 months aging in French barriques (40% new). Herbal wild black cherry, wild blackberry runs the lengthy, graceful palate, with bright, natural acidity