Meadowbank Blanc de Blancs 2018

Meadowbank Blanc de Blancs is a Tasmanian Chardonnay sparkling aged five years on lees before disgorgement.

Third release, and by now the estate's sparkling programme is properly up and running under a winemaker who has spent much of his career on fizz. Fruit again comes off the south-facing Far Horse block, clone I10V1, cooler than the Chardonnay rows a short distance away. The 2018 season ran a touch warmer than 2017 and gave intensely flavoured Chardonnay with glittering natural acidity. Whole bunches were pressed, the first two-thirds of the juice siphoned into just eight old barriques for a three-month ferment, with one new barrel seasoned by the base as usual. Five years on lees, then three grams per litre.

Potent but delicate: grapefruit, nougat and a creamy mid-palate held taut by a line of acid that runs right through the finish. Serve cold, 7 to 8 degrees. Oysters are the obvious call, though it handles tempura or roast chicken just as well.

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