2018 DAOSA Late Disgorged Blanc de Blancs
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We are very proud to release our second Late Disgorged (LD) Blanc de Blancs. We disgorged a small batch of the 2018 Blanc de Blancs in June 2026, after 88 months on lees. This second release of Late Disgorged (LD) Blanc de Blancs is made from our Chardonnay vineyard grown on the higher slopes of the Piccadilly Valley. It is a pure expression of Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, made following the principles of our Method ClassicTM.
A pure expression of sparkling Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay with ripe stone fruit characters, fine bead, texture and long finish.
The Bizot vineyard is located in Summertown, in the heart of Piccadilly Valley sub-region in the Adelaide Hills, and is one of the highest vineyards in the valley at 550m altitude. It was planted by Petaluma in 1995/1996 for DAOSA with Chardonnay. It was planted with several clones, including French “Burgundy” clones 76, 95, 96 and 277. It is also one of the first Australian vineyards to have been planted using rootstocks in part of the vineyard. The soil is red clay and sandy loams over a 70 million year old shale rock formation. The Chardonnay is planted on a north-north east facing slope, at a relatively high density of 3,200 vines per hectare.
Read more about the Bizot Vineyard.
- “Fresh, composed and immaculately balanced.” 95 Points – Jeni Port | Wine Pilot
- “Bloody delicious from start to finish.” 98 Points – Tony Love | Wine Pilot
- “Expressive and expansive” 97 Points – Regan Drew – vinonotebook.com
- “A significant Australian sparkling” 96 Points – Mike Bennie | Halliday Wine Companion
- “A delightful Aussie sparkling” 97 Points – Ryan Montgomery | jamessuckling.com
- “This really is an exceptional sparkler” 95 Points – Ken Gargett | Wine Pilot
- “Superb aged sparkling wine” 96 Points – Huon Hooke | The Real Review
- “It’s a wonderful bottle of sparkling wine” – 96 Points – Campbell Mattinson | campbellmattinson.com
