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Description
Methode Traditionnelle 2019 Blanc de Bancs
Zephyr Blanc de Blancs Vintage was born from a loving desire to celebrate friends, family and life. The blue Zephyr butterfly symbolises life’s journey from a tenacious metamorphosis to that of freedom and joy. Sparkling does this, it takes you places, and this lovingly crafted single vineyard méthode does just this….
Established in 1985, the Glover Family Vineyards have inspired the family’s passion for wine. This inaugural blanc de blancs ‘brut nature’ cuvée exhibits all the hallmarks of Turangawaewae; old vine chardonnay, single vineyard, family farmed and six years on lees – expressing the ethereal aromatic and structural flair of our home, our sense of place.
Winemaking notes:
600 Chardonnay vines were hand harvested from our Alice Mills vineyard on the 4th of March 2019. Whole bunch pressed with an early press cut to keep the freshest, cleanest juice aside. Cool fermentation occurred with a portion fermented in old oak barriques before tirage in March 2020. Disgorging took place with zero dosage in July 2025.
The Specs
Vineyard | Alice Mills Estate, Lower Rapaura sub-region
Alcohol | 11.8%
pH | 3.10
TA (g/L) | 7.5
RS (g/L) | <1
Colour | pale straw
Nose | citrus pith | stone fruit | petrichor | freshness
Palate | salinity | brioche | drive | clean acidity | salivating
Food | freshly shucked oysters
Ageing | 64 months on lees
Bottles | 2650
Life | 15 years
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