NV Blue Pyrenees Cuvée Riche

Description

RRP: $33.00
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Eyes
Medium salmon pink with a persistent bead of slowly rising bubbles, the hallmark of traditional method, bottle fermented sparkling wines.

Nose
Complex red apple & cherry fruit with grilled peach and sweet toasted brioche-like yeast autolysis notes. 

Mouth
Generous dosage with ripe strawberry and sweet baked goods fill the palate, with creamy yeast derived yeast-autolysis notes adding nutty complexity on a long and persistent finish.

Winemaking Notes
To capture the freshest fruit expression from our vineyards, we harvest our sparkling wine grapes under the light of the moon in the cool of the night. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes are gently pressed off skins and fermented separately in tank to create the many different base wines from which we create our various sparkling styles.
After a minimum of 18 months maturation on yeast, each bottle is riddled, disgorged, packaged, ready to be enjoyed on any occasion.
A multi-vintage blend, sourced primarily from the 2021 vintage, this uncommon demi-sec (semi-sweet) sparkling wine style takes on a pinkish hue due to the inclusion of some red wine in the dosage liqueur. This Cuvee Riche is widely suited to pair with fruit-based desserts and cheeses and can be an extravagant apéritif wine when matched alongside duck or chicken liver pate, charcuterie and other salty appetizers. 

Cellaring
A rich and opulent style, Cuvee Riche is ready to savor now but will gain greater toasty complexity with short term cellaring over a few years.