King Valley 12.5% Cork $35 Source: Retail
Being a big fan of both the Brown Brothers NV and the superb Patricia Sparkling wines, I grabbed a bottle of this yesterday to wind down after a couple of important meetings.
Made exclusively from their Whitlands vineyard fruit and aged six years on lees, I was expecting it to be a little bigger and yeastier. Instead, it’s a more fine-boned wine than the Patricias I’ve enjoyed.
Cut green apples, lemons and zest with sourdough bread. Strawberries & red berries from the Pinot component are more subtley articulated. A pleasant, general nuttiness too. Penetrative, clean and crisp on entry with a little width, weight and softness from the mid palate on.
I think the Patricia (2000-2005) is the better wine, but this is very good value within its style.
Winery Website- http://www.brownbrothers.com.au/