2020 Blanc de Noirs
Embark on a journey of taste and sophistication with our latest release, the 2020 Meadowbank Blanc de Noirs. This wild and charismatic sparkling is the perfect wine for any celebratory occasion
Our Meadowbank dream team have called upon everything their extensive backgrounds have to offer. Gerald Ellis, the legendary Tasmanian vigneron, who has tended to and grown grapes for some of the best sparkling wine in the world (hint hint...House of Arras). Peter Dredge, the cult winemaker / artist / mad scientist, who has worked alongside and been mentored by iconic Australian sparkling wine doyen's Brian Croser (Petaluma and Croser Sparkling) and Ed Carr (House of Arras). Add to this the wonderful Mardi Ellis, whose natural effervescence inspires everything that we do, and this is when the magic truly happens.
Our 2020 Blanc de Noirs was made exclusively with Meadowbank Pinot Noir from our Wedding Block hidden deep in the Derwent Valley. It was left on tirage for 3 years and disgorged in September 2023 with a minimal intervention dosage liqueur - only 3g/L of sugar was added which makes this wine super dry in style (aka Extra Brut!). We believe this allows the wine to showcase an authentic 'sense of place' experience, with trademark Meadowbank flavours and seasonal characteristics detectable between vintage releases.
This wine is now in it's prime time for release and your drinking pleasure. Our Blanc de Noirs is decadence in a glass. Rich and flavourful, with a generous mouthfeel and classic Meadowbank pinot noir characteristics of strawberries and forest fruits.
Drink it now, or tuck it away in your cellar for up to 5 years, where it will happily await your perfect celebratory occasion.
2020 Blanc de Noirs Reviews:
94 POINTS - "Derwent Valley pinot noir, tirage for three years and disgorged in September '23. Crunchy red berry and red apple fruit and a bouncy, fine bead. Notes of sliced fennel and mushrooms, soft spice, proving dough and pastries, white flowers and sea spray. Some creamy tones on the palate show great tension and crisp, briny acid drive. Great length of flavour and a sapid, minerally draw as the wine fades. Excellent!" - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)
93 POINTS - "Light yellow with a vigorous bead and collar of foam. Yeasty and red-apple fruit aromas on the nose. LIvely acidity adds zing and drive to the palate, which is refined and long. A touch of nougat. Lively, refreshing wine with a cleansing dry finish that lingers long." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)
*Note: for those wondering, all our wines are vegan friendly.