Four to enjoy - what to drink this week

September 14 2021 - 12:00am

Sparkling toast to spring

Four to enjoy - what to drink this week
Four to enjoy - what to drink this week

Chandon 2016 Blanc de Blancs; $39; 5 stars (out of six)

COVID-19 has cast a pall over life but at least we can take comfort from the arrival of spring. It's a good excuse to drink a toast to better days with two classy Australian bubblies. This 2016 vintage chardonnay-based sparkler is largely from Whitlands Plateau vineyard, at an elevation of 800 metres and one of Victoria's highest and coolest. It has straw hues, tiny, persistent bubbles and orange blossom scents. The front palate features crisp grapefruit flavour, the middle palate Granny Smith apple, quince, mineral and macadamia nut characters and the finish refreshes with flinty acid. At chandon.com.au, wine stores and, as lockdowns end, the Yarra Valley Maroondah Highway, Coldstream, winery. Enjoy with antipasto and cellar seven years.

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