Winemakers Comments
For us this Prosecco was about creating a crisp, clean sparkling true to the Italian style. Prosecco can be quite neutral so it was important for us to create some interest and excitement with elevated aromatics on the nose and palate.
The Cloak & Dagger Prosecco
What grape varieties are in this wine?
100% Prosecco.
Where are the grapes grown?
Victoria.
What does it smell like?
Vibrant granny smith apples and freshly squeezed lemons leap from the glass, with subtle undertones of fresh linen flapping in a summer breeze.
How about the taste?
Crunchy apples and lemons zing across the palate. Crisp and dry, this sparkling is bright and cleansing with a long crisp finish.
What food goes with it?
Pair with sashimi - pure bliss, or start the day with a bang and have it with fancy scrambled eggs, smoked trout and snow pea shoots.
Winemaking
Grapes were harvested in the cool of the dawn, crushed and pressed. The juice was cold settled for 48 hours before being racked off solids and directly inoculated with a clean aromatic sparkling yeast. Cool tank fermentation was undertaken between 11-14 degrees C to retain the vibrant aromatics. Charmat method.
For the wine geeks!
Does this wine spend any time in oak barrels?
No, all stainless steel tanks for this baby.
Analysis
Alcohol 11.6%
Acid 5.90g/L
pH 3.24
Sugar 8.8g/L
What The Critics Are Saying
“Pale lemon. Fragrant green apple. Bright fresh with crisp green apple fruit definition and good persistence.”
— Andrew Pritzker, MW - Australian & New Zealand Boutique Wine Show 2020
“Very pale colour. The bouquet is savoury, straw-like, freshly laundered cotton sheets. A whisper of lemon juice. The palate is light and crisp, very dry and slightly firm thanks to lively acidity, simple and pleasing to drink.”
— Huon Hooke - The Real Review, 23 September 2020