VOYAGER ESTATE SPARKLING CHENIN BLANC 2023

Style: Savoury & Detailed

This impeccably run estate crafts a set of wines that ooze style and class. Even better, the quality just keeps getting better and better, reflecting the continual evolution in the vineyard and winery. It was Michael Wright who immaculately built this property into the beacon of quality it has become today. While Voyager¿s founder and visionary sadly passed away in 2012, he left a powerful legacy of absolute commitment to quality that today pervades every corner of Voyager. The Estate remains family-owned, with Michael¿s daughter, Alex Burt (nee Wright), matching her father¿s fanatical attention to detail with an environmental conscience that has opened another important chapter in the history of this Estate.

As you might expect, Voyager¿s foray into the sparkling arena has class plastered all over it. Perhaps surprisingly, however¿given this producer¿s enviable reputation with Chardonnay¿it was crafted entirely from Chenin Blanc (drawn from Voyager Estate¿s Weightmans Block 1). This patch of Chenin ripens and develops flavour early, giving full and punchy fruit character while retaining excellent natural acidity at lower potential alcohol. The fruit was picked by hand and pressed as whole bunches to tank for cool fermentation. A small portion (5%) of the fruit was siphoned off to ferment in a new oak puncheon, lending further complexity and flavour dimension. Made using the traditional method, following a short maturation in tank, the wine was bottled and remained on lees until February, when it was disgorged with a light dosage of four to five g/L. Cheninpagne! BIBENDUM 

Region: Margaret River, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Variety: Chenin Blanc

ABV: 12.5%

Liquor Act 2007. It is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to, or to obtain alcohol on behalf of a person under the age of 18 years. Lic No. LIQP770016424

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