Krone Borealis Vintage Cuvée Brut

Krone Borealis Cuvée Brut Cap Classique 2021 is a South African champagne-style sparkling wine produced from champagne grapes, Chardonnay (67%) and Pinot Noir (27%) with a dash of Pinot Bianco or Pinot Blanc (6%) for its spice and refreshing acidity. If you find the bready, brioche notes of some champagne-style wines a bit too much, this could be the bubbly for you as the fruit flavours and aromas dominate – on the nose, green apples, pears with a hint of toffee and a hint of sea breeze salinity. On the palate riper red apple flavours come forward and the green apple acidity remains in harmony with salted caramel notes that linger on the long, crisp finish. Night harvesting and cold fermentation help to preserve the fresh fruit flavours of the grapes. Ageing Krone Borealis the wine on its lees for at least 12 months in an underground cellar turning it by hand as is done in the champagne houses helps the wine develop a lovely creamy texture. This is a delicious bottle of bubbly!