Kreglinger Vintage Brut 2001 Tuesday, Apr 22 2008
Tasting Notes and Australia and Tasmania and Variety and Sparkling
I’m not a big fan of Australian sparkling wine generally but this is very good. Maybe I should taste it blind, in amongst a bunch of other fizzy wines, just to keep myself honest. Watch me make a goose of myself. It wouldn’t be the first time. Certainly won’t be the last. It’s not Champagne though, it’s something different - although an equally valid and enjoyable style.
It smells of brioche topped with a little caramel and nuts, citrus, spice and mineral salt - sophisticated and engaging. In the mouth it’s full in flavour with waves of fine rippling bubbles, balanced clean acidity and has gentle charm throughout. It has creamy spicy flavours of cracked wheat, lemon and a mineral/salty character and closes with good length and again that attractive salty mineral tang. Lovely wine where bottle age adds an extra dimension of complexity and finesse.
Rated : 93 Points
Tasted : Apr08
Alcohol : 12.5%
Price : $46.50
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2008 - 2010+
Source : Winery Sample
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April 24th, 2008 at 12:01 pm| Quote |
A good review Gary, and I think that this is great value for an 01 vintage. I had the pleasure of eating at the botanical in melbourne a few weeks ago, and rather than order from their wine list, I nipped into their bottle shop, grabbed a bottle of this for $45 and then paid the $10 corkage. Worked out a lot better than the ridiculour prices being asked on the wine list.
Very much more a food wine in my mind, and went awesomely well with the carpacio of tuna I had.