Saint Clair NV Dawn Méthode Traditionnelle

Tasting Notes Colour:

Medium-straw coloured with a lasting, fine bead.
Aroma:

Elegant and inviting. Biscuit, baked pastry, meringue, wafer and lemon zest combine with layers of citrus fruit and oyster shell. Palate:

A subtle citrus thread with brazil nut and pastry characters, biscuit and dried fruits. Elegant and complex with a rich palate and fine mousse. Ageing Potential:

Will benefit from careful cellaring for ten years and beyond. Winemaking and Viticulture Winemakers:

Stewart Maclennan Harvested:

2016 through 2020 Tirage:

September 2019 Dosage:

March 2022 Winemaking:

Hand harvested and whole bunch pressed, the free run Chardonnay juice was steel tank fermented followed by a steady malolactic fermentation, stirred on lees throughout. The Pinot Noir was lightly pressed and fermented cool in seasoned French barriques, allowed to mature on light lees until blending with our non vintage base wine, to prepare for tirage. The bottle fermentation took place over three months with bottles resting for a minimum of thirty months, until being disgorged and liqueur de dosage added.
Viticulture:

Sourced primarily from the well-drained stone and sand alluvium of Rapaura Road, in vineyards overlooked by the Saint Clair Vineyard Kitchen. A blend of 63 percent clone 95 Chardonnay and 37 percent Clone 5 Pinot Noir grown on spur pruned and sylvos trained, 20 year old vines.
Wine Analysis Wine Analysis:

Alcohol: 11.5% v/v

Residual Sugar (RS): 4g/L

Total Acidity (TA): 6.9g/L

pH: 3.22
Food Match Our Food Match Recommendation:

Perfect for a celebratory occasion. Drink as an aperitif or match with freshly shucked oysters. Tasting Notes PDF to open the tasting notes as a PDF.