Cederberg Blanc de Blancs 2006 Brut* 85 Points

Cederberg Blanc de Blancs 2006 Brut* 85 Points


Medium clear, bright, pale straw with slight green reflections, medium concentration and medium minus viscosity, fine consistent bubbles, no sediment.

Clean with medium plus intensity, bruised Granny Smith apples note, light toast, croissant, yeasty complexity and fine autolysis note, white minerals, brushed of oaked.

Dry with some residual sugar for a Brut, medium plus acidity, medium alcohol, neww flavours of crunchy golden delicious apples, green lime, ripe pears, medium lenght and medium complexity.

48 months on lees, 100% Cederberg ward grown Chardonnay, South Africa's highest official vineyards.

It's the only MCC made in the Cederberg ward, and one of the few made along the West Coast.

Served at 8 degrees celsius paired with a Stumpnose carpaccio, green lime dressing and segment and extra virgin olive oil.

Now until 2017 if cellared under optimum conditions.
*Methode Cap Classique