Jansz Single Vineyard Vintage Chardonnay 2014

Very pale gold with an exceptionally fine bead.
Complex, savoury aromas of oyster shell,
sea-spray and preserved lemons are overlaid
with notes of freshly baked bread. The palate
shows an elegant restraint. Honeycomb, brioche
and crystallised lemon are complemented by a
linear seam of sea-spray. This is a sophisticated
savoury wine with a fine creamy nougat texture
from extended time on tirage and long, chalky,
mineral acidity.

This small parcel is whole bunch pressed with only the best of the first juice retained. Fermented and aged in mature French barriques for six months to gain further complexity, before selection of the finest barrels for assemblage and tirage. Over five years of ageing on lees in the bottle develops richness and finesse. The cuvée then receives a lean 4g/L of dosage.

Jansz Tasmania is a sparkling wine house, solely devoted to the art of sparkling winemaking since 1986.

Location is integral to growing outstanding fruit and Tasmania can boast some of the most idyllic conditions in Australia. The similarities of Tasmania's climate to northeast France, along with the rich and free-draining basalt soils, led the famed Champagne house Louis Roederer to partner with Heemskerk Wines and plant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir vines in Pipers River in 1986.

Like Roederer, the Hill-Smith Family recognised the region’s potential to create world-class sparkling wines. They purchased the property in 1998 and set about establishing one of the most highly regarded family-owned sparkling wine houses in Australia, dedicated to making premium sparkling wines, using the traditional Méthode Champenoise for all its vintage wines.

Jansz Tasmania was born.