Montalto Cuvée One 2021

Name: Montalto Cuvée One 2021
Brand: Montalto Vineyard
SKU: 21CVME
Price: 60.0 AUD
Availability: InStock

Mornington Peninsula

$60.00

Made from the traditional Champagne grape varieties 51% Chardonnay (clone 96) and 49% Pinot Noir (D5V12 Clone).

The mix of varieties and extended lees ageing has resulted in a complex bouquet. The Chardonnay component sings with citrus, lemon blossom, with white peach with white florals. The Pinot Noir brings strawberries while the winemaking and lees handling introduces a whole new level of complexity by way of biscuit crumb pastry, mead, marzipan, beeswax and sea spray. There’s plenty of richness upfront supported by a creamy mid-palate with lots of mouth feel. Together with a full bead, tangy naturally acidity provides line, length and freshness.

Simon Black - Chief Winemaker

WINEMAKING NOTES

Hand harvesting permitted low-pressure whole bunch pressing to stainless steel tanks for cold settling. The juice was racked off gross lees before inoculation with DV10 yeast. Ferment temperatures were held around 16 degree Celsius and proceeded to dryness. In search of a tight and focussed wine style, MLF was not allowed to proceed. The base wine was tiraged and matured on lees for 4.5 years before disgorging. A liqueur was made up using 2% 2024 Montalto Estate Chardonnay with a minor dosage rate of 1.5g/L completing the blend.

WINE SPECS

Harvest Date: 20th February 2021 (Chardonnay) & 25th of February 2021 (Pinot Noir)

Alcohol: 12.5%

Acidity: 8.1g/L

pH: 3.09

Cases Produced:700 dozen