'I like the name and I like the wine. A real Germanic fruit salad-esque blend here of riesling, gewürztraminer & kerner, from the cool climes of the Eden Val ey. Straw in the glass with heady aromas of lime & citrus, Turkish delight, crushed stone,white flowers, rose petals & almond paste. Textural, stony, sapid & pure, it cuts a lovely line on the palate, sashaying with a confident & delicious gait. Finishes dry and crisp, like sucking on a river pebble...if you’re into that. Regardless, it’s lovely.' - Dave Brookes, Haliday Wine Companion
Fuller in body and more luscious in texture. It's wonderfully aromatic, with a deliciously creamy palate & some bright acidity that keeps it fresh, lively and oh-so drinkable. This wine is for the foodie, the sommelier who has seen it all, and those who just want to drink different... it's white wine for the red wine drinker.
Classic Eden Valley in style: crisp and dry, delicate white floral aromas lead into an intense lime citrus/Granny Smith core, intermingled with steely minerality and a sumptuous, textural mouthfeel. There's a soft refreshing acidity balancing the intensity of fruit and providing the backbone to enable medium-long term cellaring if so desired.
Exotic aromas of Jasmine, Honeysuckle and Mandarin float alluringly from the glass and lead to a texture laden yet delicate palate evoking new season pink lady apples, mandarin with a finely textured finish of mineral bath salts with a subtle edge of refreshing quinine.
Hand-picked from the Ahrens Vineyard. A fine, slatey, zesty wine, high on finesse, but with a fierce whip of flavour to close. - Campbell Mattinson, Halliday
Chain of Fire Pinot Noir shows marvellous plum and cherry fruit characters on the aromatic bouquet as well as the juicy palate, providing a dry mouthfeel and culminating in a persistent and fruit-forward finish
Chain of Fire Pinot Noir shows marvellous plum and cherry fruit characters on the aromatic bouquet as well as the juicy palate, providing a dry mouthfeel and culminating in a persistent and fruit-forward finish
Made from a blend of the finest Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes, Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur is the epitome of a non-vintage brut from a great, historic House.
Balanced, combining freshness and vinosity. Precise, fruity and characterised by a long finish.
Made from a blend of the finest Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes, Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur is the epitome of a non-vintage brut from a great, historic House.
Balanced, combining freshness and vinosity. Precise, fruity and characterised by a long finish.
Champagne Ayala Blanc de Blancs is produced in small quantities in exceptional years only and fully expresses the superb calibre of great Chardonnay fromt he best crus of the Côte des Blancs.
The palate is striking right from the start - voluptuous and vibrant, showing a silky texture with a lively edge, and finishing with a balanced bittersweet flavour.
Flavours of yellow and red fruits with a hint of cut hay. Mouth-filling with a powerful nose. A pleasant Champagne with very strong wine features
The Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve NV shows a fine bead and has a mature but fresh nose with aromas of baked bread, ripe pear and spice.
Billecart-Salmon has given the wine a forwardness and approachability.
With a very long and clean finish; it is a marvellous aperitif style.