This is a serious gastronomic sparkling wine which underwent extended 58 months long aging on the lees. It is made exclusively from Pinot Noir and has been disgorged without any dosage (Brut Nature).
2016 Pinot Noir M.T. Brut Nature
$47.00
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Tasting Notes
At Topper’s, a new vintage always means a new recipe. While the 2015 Traditional Method sparkling was 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir the 2016 is made from Pinot Noir only (Blanc de Noirs) which can be easily detected by the salmon hue. 2016 was a warm vintage providing this wine with generous flavours of dark cherries, black berries, strawberry jam and hints of liquorice as well as cherry blossom & herbal notes. All carried by smooth mousse beautifully combined with refreshing yet soft acidity. This being the first time that we decided not to add any dosage (Brut Nature) to retain the sweet & savoury dry finish with a cherry liquor & dried raspberries like aftertaste. Extended 58 months long aging on the lees added a creamy texture and hint of dark bread crust. This is a serious gastronomic sparkling wine. Try it with steak tartare to experience the ultimate sparkling wine & food pairing.
Wine Details
Region: New England
Variety: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2016
Alcohol content: 13.0 %
RS: 0.49 g/l
TA: 6.5 g/l
pH: 3.54
Bottle size: 750 ml
Winemaking: Hand harvested, gently pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Base wine was bottled with liqueur de tirage 6 months after the harvest. After secondary fermentation the wine was aged en tirage for 55 months. Disgorged in June 2021 with no dosage added.
Cellaring potential: up to 2026.
Production: 1387 bottles produced.
Expert Reviews
94 points – Mike Bennie, The Winefront, Dec 2021
Golden colour, really pretty to look at. Scents of honey, nougat, dried apple, candied ginger. Lovely stuff. Soft and creamy in texture with some neat, saline minerally crunch, good hiss of tight bubbles, nutty savouriness in spades here with some faint cherry juice and green apple juice going on. Complex, intriguing, super minerally yeasty style. Love it.
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