Paul Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs NV

Paul Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs NVThe Paul Louis Brut Blanc de Blancs delivers French sophistication at an everyday low price. From the Loire region of France, the wine is made using the Traditional Method (Methode Traditionnelle) where the wine is fermented and aged in the bottle, the same process used in the Champagne region of France to produce Champagne. The wine is stored in underground cellars in the Loire for 9 months before release. The wine is impressively packaged, looking

"Deep red purple

layers of fruit character ranging from citrus to apples to stone fruits with spice

"A blend of 75% cabernet sauvignon

Initially a blend of two blocks and two different clones

Over the course of ten minutes this changed rapidly and with a good deal of complexity – as though the years were catching up with it – nut shells

The palate is rich

Winemaker Steve Flamsteed's chardonnays are Yarra Valley benchmarks

retains that link to the sea

Drink: 2021 - 2035+

while it finishes nutty

the spritziness has gone but the juicy pear fruit and zesty citrus are still there to balance the savoury nutty backbone

There's a cedary veneer to this vintage