Dominique Portet Brut Rose LD Non Vintage

The Portet family have worked at some of the world’s great wine estates, and Dominique has done stints in California and Moët & Chandon. He now makes refined, delicate fizz in the Yarra.  Portet pinoneered the style in Australia for which many other have copied.

"Traditional method, 24 months or more on lees (disgorged on demand), 6g/L dosage. Pale salmon; Yarra Valley sparkling wine is increasingly sourced – as this is – from the Upper Yarra Valley. Vivid aromas build on the 60/40% pinot noir/chardonnay base wine, take in red cherry and wild strawberry (the pinot), brioche and toast (the chardonnay)."  Rating: 95 points.  James Halliday Wine Companion.