2015 House of Arras Grand Vintage

Highly Rated
One of Australia's benchmark sparkling wines, released with .

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The Grand Vintage cuveé from Ed Carr and House of Arras is arguably Australia's most important sparkling wine.

Sourced from premium sites across Tasmania, this classic method of traditional sparkling spends up to a decade on lees before being disgorged.

It's a long and slow process to create this level of depth and complexity, but for Carr, it's well worth the wait.

This is an exquisite wine, one that is comparable to the very best sparklings from anywhere in the world.

96 points
"Notes of sea spray, honeycomb and fresh pastries swell on the mid-palate and the finish is long and true with tight acidity, impressive tension and a wash of biscuity tones on the exit."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points
"This is another richly flavored fizz, dense, full and playing the aldehydic card of toast and creaminess with a stacked deck of complexities. Yet the aura is less obvious and more savory. What I really like about this is the complete, mineral-clad filigreed finish. A superlative Tasmanian fizz."
- Ned Goodwin MW (James Suckling)

96 points - "The new release of the Grand Vintage sees a blend of 66.7/33.8% chardonnay/pinot noir sourced from the East Coast, Derwent Valley, Coal River Valley and Pipers River. On tirage seven years, dosage 2.6 g/L. Medium straw in the glass with an über-fine bead and energetic mousse. Aromas of juicy white peach, green apple, pithy grapefruit and pear cut with hints of soft spice, grilled nuts, fresh brioche, dried honey, orange blossom and stone. There are some umami notes on the palate – a gentle ache is all, but its presence is felt nevertheless. Notes of sea spray, honeycomb and fresh pastries swell on the mid-palate and the finish is long and true with tight acidity, impressive tension and a wash of biscuity tones on the exit." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 points - "I like the nose. Beef stock and porcini. Earthenware. Grounded. Then, ginger and orange marmalade with some peony and redcurrant crunching beyond. This is another richly flavored fizz, dense, full and playing the aldehydic card of toast and creaminess with a stacked deck of complexities. Yet the aura is less obvious and more savory. What I really like about this is the complete, mineral-clad filigreed finish. A superlative Tasmanian fizz." - Ned Goodwin MW (James Suckling)

96 points - "Light-to-mid yellow colour, bright and clear; the bouquet is nutty and lightly toasted bread, nougat and hazelnut while the palate is rich and full yet also very elegant. Ample, flavoursome and falls on the generous side of the ledger as opposed to delicacy. Barrel work is apparent. There's a meaty suggestion of reduction on the mid and end-palates. The finish is soft and rich and it ends pleasingly dry, but not the slightest bit austere. Long aftertaste. In the final analysis, a very satisfying glass of bubbles." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

A wine of uncompromising quality enriched by the great complexity of character that follows seven years on tirage. Lifted nuances of desiccated pear and peach, an exotic and persistent palate structure with characters of Miso.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Sparkling
Body Full Bodied
Variety Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Feature High Score
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
The Real Review
James Suckling
Critic Score 96
Size 750ml
Vintage 2015
Closure Cork

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