DAOSA Blanc de Blancs

A lively effervescence: persistence of bead, yeasty autolysis top notes, complexity from 51 months on lees. Citrus tang, a swathe of acid cutting a minerally

Bright, medium to light yellow colour, with a nutty barrel-influenced bouquet, the palate savoury and dry, but also soft and quite rich. The wine is

Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front – 2 Sept 2015 It’s nothing if not complex. It’s ripped with grapefruit, prettied up with red apples, throws

The Wine Genius – 7/10/2015 Pale gold and exceptional bead. A highly complex style with powerful French pastry, and nutty complexity underling bright pristine green

The grapes for this new sparkling come from an Adelaide Hills vineyard planted by Christian Bizot, a late former chairman of Bollinger. Bizot’s son Xavier

Gary Walsh – The Winefront – Dec 2014 Toasty with floral perfume, pie apple, citrus, mint and crackers. Fine. Full flavoured. Complex. Vinous. Almost silky.

In the Dec-Jan issue of Gourmet Traveller WINE Ken Gargett took a look at Australian Sparklings giving the 2009 Daosa a glowing review and 93

Another great review, this one comes from the team at WineGenius.com: Pale light yellow, the Daosa sparkling has a persistent yet fine bead. Both savoury