JanszVintageCuveeTasmaniaAustralia2006

Flagship Wines, St Albans, Hertfordshire, 01727 865 309, Jansz Vintage Cuvee, Tasmania Australia 2006, sparkling wines, national delivery

Intro to Jansz Vintage Cuvee Tasmania �/h2>

Jansz Vintage is a fine aperitif sparkling wine showing lifted fruit characters and lovely complexity. It has finesse and balance with complexity and length of flavour.

Full tasting note and wine making �/h2>

Jansz Vintage has floral and lemon aromas with hints of freshly baked brioche and clotted cream tastes. It is elegant, layered and full flavours. It is made from a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown in the Pipers River area and partial barrel fermentation and complex blending has resulted in this classic Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée. It is kept for four and a half years ageing on yeast lees after the secondary fermentation gives wonderful yeast complexity to the final wine developing flavours of delicate rose petals, candied lemon peel, roasted hazelnut and cashews demonstrating both power and elegance on the palate.

The producer �/h2>

The name Jansz pays homage to Tasmania’s namesake, the Dutch explorer Abel Janszoon Tasman who first sighted the island in 1642. In fact, when it was established in 1975, the Jansz vineyard was originally named after Tasman’s ship, the Heemskerk. In 1986 Louis Roederer the Champagne house partnered with Heemskerk Wines to produce Tasmania’s first premium vintage sparkling wine. In 1997, the Hill-Smith family purchased the vineyard and began the journey that has seen Jansz Tasmania become the most highly regarded sparkling wine house in Australia.The Jansz Tasmania vineyard sits to the northeast of the island state within the Pipers River region of the Tamar Valley. This cool little corner is colloquially known as ‘Sparkling Tasmaniaâ€? Temperatures here are moderated by close proximity to Bass Strait. The ocean breezes keep the temperature up during winter minimising risk of frost, and down in summer allowing our grapes to ripen slowly and develop intense, delicate and refined flavours. The Jansz vineyard truly is the perfect site to grow grapes for world-class sparkling wines.

Drink with �/h2>

Matches well with Asian food and any seafood especially fresh shucked oysters.