5 stars from Cuisine Magazine for our Vintage Blanc de Blancs 2017

I’m truly impressed by those who choose to make sparkling wine in the traditional method. Making méthode traditionnelle is not simple: it is a multi-layered process and once you have completed and finally got those delicious bubbles bottled, only then does the clock start.

Méthode wines require a minimum of 18 months ageing before being released for sale and that’s if it’s non-vintage. Vintage méthodes require a three-year minimum wait. Winemaking is an expensive process at the best of times, but when your final product – and any potential profit – must sit encased in glass for at least a year and a half before you have any chance of recouping a single dollar, that’s devotion. The payoff, however, is great with refined, complex wines that sport a fine persistent bead in the glass upon pouring. It’s exciting for our team of judges to witness this category getting better year after year.

Quartz Reef Methode Traditionnelle Vintage Blanc de Blancs 2017

A pale-gold colour in the glass with attractive fresh yeasty aromas. The palate is lean, yet complex with underlying fruit freshness overlaid with toast and brioche flavours and crisp finish. A wonderful mixture of freshness and maturity at seven years old.