2021 Apogee Deluxe Vintage Brut

Highly Rated
Premium vintage Tasmanian Sparkling from one of the country's most respected Sparkling winemakers, Andrew Pirie.
5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Star sparkling winemaker Andrew Pirie continues to build on his legacy with another wonderful release of his rich, inspiring Apogee - a blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier.

This is made in the traditional Champagne method - a quarter of the base wine was matured in oak cask and the wine spent over three years on lees before disgorgement.

Look for palate richness, yeasty nuttiness, creamy notes and some bracing saline/ grapefruit feels. A truly complex wine.

This is a stunning premium example of Tasmanian bubbles and one of the most exciting Sparkling projects in the country.

96 points
"Focused and lithe, with precise lemon, apple and grapefruit tones, crystalline saline acidity and an extended, perfectly poised exit that is all drive and crisp detail as it fades."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points
"Quite elegant perlage on the palate; the dosage is visible but donates richness and fullness at the back. It is a rather discreet wine with length and persistent red fruit at the end."
- Lisa Cardelli (Wine Pilot)

96 points - "Pale in the glass with an ultrafine and energetic bead. It sports a really fine aromatic profile, filigreed with crunchy green apple and citrus fruits alongside hints of sea spray, clover blossom, freshly baked apple tart, enoki mushroom, oyster shell and a wisp of flint and lemon curd. Focused and lithe, with precise lemon, apple and grapefruit tones, crystalline saline acidity and an extended, perfectly poised exit that is all drive and crisp detail as it fades." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "A single vineyard blend of 59% Chardonnay, 36% Pinot Noir and 5% Meunier. Lovely chains of pearls, delicate autolytic characters of pan brioche with a spoon of honey, bread dough, crunchy red apples, fused butter and white flowers. Quite elegant perlage on the palate; the dosage is visible but donates richness and fullness at the back. It is a rather discreet wine with length and persistent red fruit at the end." - Lisa Cardelli (Wine Pilot)

Customer Reviews

5.0
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
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1 review
  • JF
    Jeremy F.
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    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    3 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
    Reviewing
    2019 Apogee Deluxe Vintage Brut
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Great Tassie bubbles

    This is the best sparking I have tasted from Tassie. Very refined, elegant and sophisticated. Nice balance of acidity and fruit.

A vineyard blend of, 63% chardonnay, 21% pinot noir, 13% Fromenteau (Pinot Gris) and 3.0 %
pinot meunier was hand-picked and whole bunch pressed with oxidative handling methods to enhance complex flavours and degrade pigment derived from the black pinot noir skins. The oxidative pressing makes sparkling more complex and less fruity.

Desirable green-gold hues indicate youthful vitality and good ageing potential and persistent, fine mousse. The nose shows a lifted floral aroma of white flowers, biscuity yeast, minerally sea breeze or oyster shell and a hint of hazelnut, honey and caramel. The palate is finely balanced between acidity, fruit flavours and a low dosage (liqueur addition) giving intensely flavoured mid- palate, acidity without bitterness in the finish and a long after-taste.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Sparkling
Country Australia
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Wine Pilot
Critic Score 96
95
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2021
Closure Cork

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