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WINE REVIEW
2019 was one of the cooler vintages of the decade, but I had a feeling it would be one of those vintages that made particularly great sparkling wines, especially those made from Chardonnay. This superbly balanced Blanc de Blancs from Busi Jacobsohn is a superb example of that.
On the nose, there’s crisp green orchard fruit, flourishes of peach and floral hints, with gentle brioche warmth.
The palate is beautifully balanced here, with poised tension and crisp green apple and lemon. The palate softens to riper apple and peach flavours, where hints of baked apple, vanilla and brioche also manifest.
This is a superbly balanced Blanc de Blancs, and the perfect wine to kick off Christmas morning with salmon canapés, or perhaps even oysters.
