2017 Anderson and Marsh Catani Blanc de Blancs

Powerful vintage sparkling made from premium, cool-climate Chardonnay. Toasty, textural and finely balanced.

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The Anderson & Marsh collaboration between Eleana Anderson of Mayford and Jo Marsh of Billy Button Wines has always been about the two combining forces on wine styles they both love to drink.

This classic vintage sparkling is built in their favoured style. Cool-climate Chardonnay fruit from Eleana's vineyard and the Dalbosco vineyards in Porepunkah here is bottle fermented and aged on lees for an extended time before release.

It's a premium, vinous style of sparkling, with rich golden fruit, opulent lees-derived texture and thrilling acidity. Only made in small amounts, this is a fabulous Blanc de Blancs that will only improve with more time in bottle.

An ambitious sparkling from the Anderson & Marsh partnership (aka Eleana Anderson of Mayford and Jo Marsh of Billy Button Wines).

Intended to emulate the fine, racy, pure styles of Blanc de Blanc that they have always enjoyed, the pair sought out the coolest sites in the region. Premium parcels of hand-picked Chardonnay were selected from the Mayford and Dalbosco vineyards in Porepunkah at the cool southern end of the Alpine Valleys wine region in Victoria’s mountainous north east.

Naturally, a traditional method of bottle fermentation was the only option considered. With such a fine, taut style the pair knew that a long lees maturation in bottle would be paramount to develop complexity and texture.

Finishing with the same philosophy as they had begun, a stainless steel crown seal was chosen as the final closure, to ensure that the wine retained its vibrancy and would continue to develop.

Region: Alpine Valleys, VIC
Blend: Chardonnay (100%)
ABV: 11.00%
Closure: 750ml
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94 Points - "Alpine Valley winemaker friends, Jo Marsh and Eleana Anderson, come together to make wines they like to drink. Catani, with extended time on lees, presents a complex and powerful sparkling take on Alpine Valleys chardonnay with baked apple, grilled pineapple, honeyed fig aromas and flavours and an overriding warm nuttiness. Smooth across the mid-palate with a lovely spiciness to close. Worth the wait." - Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)

Anderson and Marsh

Jo Marsh and Eleana Anderson are two of the Alpine Valleys' most respected vignerons in their own right.

The two producers have two distinctly different ways of showcasing their region under their own labels. Eleana through the lens of a single estate, Mayford, where she produces powerful, cellar-worthy examples of Tempranillo, Shiraz, Chardonnay and Cabernet. Jo goes another route, exploring the vast tapestry of eclectic growers across the region under the banner of Billy Button.

The two have been great friends and collaborators for years. Under Anderson & Marsh, they combine their formidable skills to craft a small, curated range of wines which meld their two personal styles. Anderson & Marsh was named the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion Dark Horse Winery of the Year.

Jo Marsh and Eleana Anderson Anderson and Marsh

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