Our brightest bottle has landed at Castelli.  The beautiful newCastelli Estate NV Sparklingis here, and just in time for Spring.  As you can see in the gallery, our Wine Club members were the first to try the new bubbles in early August, at The Urban Cellar Door in Myaree.

Marking a new chapter at Castelli, we are delighted to bring this new bright, golden straw sparkling to the forefront of our Estate range. 

The Chardonnay dominant bubbles are buttery and nutty on the nose, with an attractive grilled toast note.  Non-vintage is more accurately described as a multi-vintage blend. Rather than look for the expressions of multiple vintages the blend aims to bring out the best out of each one, this allows the winemakers to keep a house-style from year to year. 

This traditional method sparkling wine combines predominantly 9 different vintages, allowing us to maintain a consistency of quality and provide a balance of vibrancy and complexity. The sparkling uses parcels from each previous vintage dating back to 2013.  It was aged predominantly in stainless steel vessels'sur-lie'(on lees) for 10 months before secondary fermentation.  Followingassemblage, the wine underwent secondary fermentation oren tiragein the bottle and aged for 18 months on lees before disgorging.