Josef Chromy Brut Finesse 2018 (6 Bottles) Tasmania

$310.00 GST Included

SHIPPING INCLUDED AUSTRALIA WIDE

Colour: Pale white-gold, delicate lime hues.

Aroma: Lively grape, honeysuckle and fresh rising dough.

Palate: A generous palate with beautiful mouthfeel and texture. Notes of red apple skin and cooking apple richness. Savoury rising dough and brioche with hints of seaspray minerality. A warmer vintage has yielded softer acidity.

Grapes: 76% Pinot Noir, 24% Chardonnay, estate-grown.

Winemaking: Hand-picked grapes are whole-bunch pressed and the free-run juices are assembled prior to fermentation. Primary fermentation is carried out in stainless steel tanks with a neutral yeast strain and no malolactic fermentation to ensure the retention of acidity for long-term ageing. The wine is stabilised prior to re-inoculation with the same yeast strain for bottle fermentation. Aged on lees for 4 years prior to disgorging to aid texture development and complexity. A light dosage is employed to retain crispness and length.

Cellaring: Aged before release and ready to drink now. Further bottle age will reward with complex, toasted secondary characters.

Serving: Enjoy as an aperitif or pair with pan-seared trout

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Description

Awarded among the Top 10 Cellar Doors of Australia – Josef Chromy Wines is located just 15 mins from Launceston CBD and 10 mins from Launceston Airport.

The Josef Chromy Cellar Door Restaurant and Winery is located at Relbia, 10 minutes from the Launceston Airport and 15 minutes from Launceston CBD in northern Tasmania.

Josef Chromy Wines’ 61-hectare (150 acre) vineyard produces a number of varieties of highly sought-after grapes, carefully crafted in our on-site winery. Wines include Sparklings, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Gris.

Josef Chromy Wines has a state-of-the-art winery at the base of the vineyard at Relbia, just south of Launceston. The modern and minimalist exterior provides a home for some of the best winemaking equipment available. Fruit reception begins with a vibrating hopper that gently shakes the grapes into the destemmer. The grapes are pumped gently into the press through a peristaltic pump, using the same technology that transfers live fish or pumps blood during heart bypass surgery.

A high-tech German press enables juice extraction at low pressures, giving more delicate aromatic juices. All Pinot Noir is fermented in small batch open top fermenters and a pneumatic plunging device, co-developed by Josef, is used to gently plunge the cap and manage the extraction of colour and tannin during the fermentation. All the equipment and processes in the winery are designed to respect the delicate varietal flavours of the high quality, cool-climate Tasmanian fruit.

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Oatley Fine Wine Merchants is focused on becoming a leading independent premium wine merchant recognised for the quality of the wines we offer and for the services we provide to our customers. We are committed to offering the flexibility of representation that meets your venue’s specific needs.

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