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Chandon Late Disgorged 2011

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There's something truly captivating about aged wines, and sparkling is no exception. What makes aged sparkling wine so special is its graceful evolution, gradually acquiring layers of flavours and textures that deepen with each year. When we say Late Disgorged, it's all about our careful hand in guiding this aging journey, allowing the wine to blossom within our winery before we share it with you.

This particular wine has been maturing patiently in the bottle for a remarkable 12 years. And now, the perfect moment has come to let you in on how it has transformed - a harmonious blend of the original wine's lively vibrancy and the enriched complexity gained from the magic of age.

A rare expression of Australian sparkling, the 2011 Late Disgorged is perfect for gifting or special occasions.  

TASTING NOTES
TASTING NOTES
Vibrant fruit shines from the cracking 2011 vintage, while aged characters of shitake mushroom, preserved lemon, toast, with a whiff of sea spray intergrate in alluring complexity.
WINEMAKING
WINE MAKING
Not all wines can age. In fact, only about 10% of the wines in the world have the ability to do so. In sparkling wine, it’s generally done a little different: In sparkling winemaking, yeast is added to create both alcohol and the C02 (which gives us the bubbles). Once the yeast has done its job, it creates a sediment of ‘lees’ in the bottom of the bottle. These lees contribute to the flavour of a wine, giving bread, biscuit and toasty notes, but can also keep it fresh and preserved. To take out the lees at the end, they’re gathered in the neck, this is then frozen, and it’s shot out the top once we take off the cap – this process is called disgorgement. In this case, we’ve kept the wine on its lees for 12 years before doing a “late disgorgement.” So now, a wine which originally tasted of apple, grapefruit and florals, has additional characters like toast, preserved lemon, dried fruit and shitake mushroom. Getting this right is something really difficult to achieve; it takes the best grapes and tremendous skill to create a wine which will transform in this way, to something which retains an element of freshness, and hints of its original profile, but also an array of new characters.
FOOD PAIRING
Food Pairing Notes
Truffle Dishes: Dishes with truffle accents, such as truffle-infused pasta or risotto, can work well due to the wine's generous flavour profile and savoury edge.
OTHER NOTES
Other Notes
Suggested drinking window: 2023-2028
VINEYARD
PRESERVED LEMON, SHITAKE MUSHROOMAND TOAST WITH A WHIFF OF SEA SPRAY.

WINE SPECS

VINTAGE
Vintage
2011
VARIETAL
Varietal
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
ALCOHOL %
Alcohol %
12.5
COLOUR
Production
White

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