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De La Terre Hawke's Bay Cuvée II Methode Traditionnelle 2017Green apple Stonefruit & citrus Fresh acidity Clean finish A very clear pale lemon colour which highlights the elegant and persistent mousse. Fresh, clean aromas of green apple, stonefruit and citrus with obvious bready and mineral notes. A strong flavour attack showing a vibrant marriage of fruit and yeast influences. The firm and fresh acidity provides balance and persistence of flavour through to a long, clean finish. Hand picked grapes from
- Green apple
- Stonefruit & citrus
- Fresh acidity
- Clean finish
A very clear pale lemon colour which highlights the elegant and persistent mousse. Fresh, clean aromas of green apple, stonefruit and citrus with obvious bready and mineral notes. A strong flavour ‘attack ’showing a vibrant marriage of fruit and yeast influences. The firm and fresh acidity provides balance and persistence of flavour through to a long, clean finish.
Hand-picked grapes from selected low-yielding vines. Made using tradition ‘Champagne’ winemaking techniques only – no short-cuts. 24 months on yeast in bottle (tirage) ie 2 years on lees, hence Cuvée II.
The De La Terre Cuvee II Methode Traditionnelle is a crisp, fresh ‘fruit-forward’ Methode with obvious yeast notes and the minerality typical of our limestone terroir. Cuvee II (two) is actually a Blanc de Blanc or ‘White of whites’ (100% Chardonnay). The name ‘Cuvee II’ comes from the fact that the wines spends 24 months (or II years) on its yeast lees in the bottle prior to disgorging.
Grapes were hand harvests from selected low-yielding vines, in an early harvest to limit the aromatic fruit level and ‘trap’ the firm acidity necessary for this style. In the winery the juise primary fermentation was in stainless steel at elevated temperatures and a special strain of Champagne yeast. This fermentationa saw 100% Malo-lactic fermentation, with 24 months on yeast in bottle (tirage). Riddled by hand and manually disgorged at de la terre, with zero dosage (no sugar addition) at disgorging. Bottled on site at the De La Terre Estate, each bottle is hand-labelled and individually hand numbered (this was a very small production with only 1860 bottles) .
De La Terre is a small family-owned boutique winery specialising in hand-made wines from an unusual mix of grape varieties. The wines are crafted by Tony Prichard, owner and winemaker, in the small earth-brick winery he built, west of Hastings. The name ‘de la terre’, literally meaning ‘of the earth,’ is a reference to both the vineyard soils and the earth brick construction used in the winery and cellar door.
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