New World sparkling wines for Christmas
New World sparkling wines for Christmas
Susie Barrie MW and the Decanter tasting team picks top New World sparkling wines to enjoy this Christmas or New Year – which tend to be a bit fruiter than their Champagne counterparts.
Jansz, Vintage Cuvée, Tasmania, Australia, 2010
Slightly smoky with some mineral notes. The palate has great acidity, freshness and complexity of flavour such as red apple and white strawberry. A good...
2010
Jansz
Roederer Estate, Quartet, Mendocino County, Anderson Valley, California, USA
18
Beautifully expressive with vibrant, yeasty aromas. In the mouth this Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend is multi-layered and intensely flavoured with freshly baked bread, spiced white peach, and tangy acidity. This is a very engaging and accomplished bottle of sparkling wine.
Roederer EstateMendocino County
Mount Bluff, Sparkling Brut, Gisborne, New Zealand
88
Very developed and toasty, showing savoury and honeyed aromas, this is a hedonistic, wintry fizz that offers superb value for money. Full of bold, rustic flavour, it has mouthwatering acidity but is not for keeping. Drink now.
Mount Bluff
Josef Chromy, Pepik Sekt, Tasmania, Australia
Josef Chromy arrived in Tasmania as a refugee of Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. Having made his fortune in the meat industry, he invested in...
Josef Chromy
Quartz Reef, Methode Traditionnelle Rosé, Central Otago, New Zealand
An earthy, slightly sour nose of wild strawberries and redcurrants. The palate is fresh, full of strawberries and raspberries. An attractive wine with a good...
Quartz Reef
