Peregrine Méthode Traditionnelle NV, Central Otago, NZD $60
Peregrine is best known for pinot noir—and perhaps the iconic winery in Gibbston Valley with its sweeping roofline. Winemaker Nadine Cross has also created a very fine and classy sparkling wine. Fermented in both stainless steel tanks and old French oak, the pinot noir and chardonnay has integrated well during ageing even before spending 36 months on lees in bottle.
Brooding and complex, it has deep notes of savoury fruit, toast, caramel, brioche and hints of sweet herbs with light apple flavours. A long, tight and driven finish sees the acidity taper in and deliver length as the palate firms up with pithy phenolics. Youthful but with good tension, right to the dry finish. (Cork)
Score: 93 ★★★★ – view original tasting note
Alcohol: 12.5%
Ageing: now to 2028
Food: natural oysters with hot bone marrow oil
Stockists: Peregrine Wines; Ballantynes stores and online; Vino Fino, Christchurch and online (NZ)
Ranked: #20 of 90 NV Sparkling whites from New Zealand
Awarded: Top Rank
This Article was originally published on The Real Review
