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"Brut Elite is back to almost four years of lees age, after taking a dip to meet demand for some years. Since 2006, up to ten percent of the blend has been fermented in new and second use barriques, which maker Ed Carr uses to regulate what he calls a ‘spicy end tannin character’ which has become part of the style. Introduction of oak in this way has enabled him to significantly drop the dosage levels. ‘With the structure there we don’t need sugar to fill in the gaps.’ The struck flint complexity of its release has turned subtly funky with another year in bottle, with layers of biscuity, toasty, spicy complexity heightened by oak barrels, while the tension of cool, southern Tasmanian vineyards has upheld an energetic core of lemon and grapefruit. It finishes with fine acid line, though that oak tannin structure serves to emphasise a mouth feel of firm phenolics of bitter grapefruit pith texture."
Tyson Stelzer, Sparkling Guide 2018, 90 Points
"A pristine, bright, pale straw hue heralds a focused cuvée built on struck flint reduction and the subtle almond meal complexity of three years on lees. Cool southern Tasmanian vineyards infuse a tense core of grapefruit, lemon and red apple, finishing with firm phenolics of bitter grapefruit pith texture."
Tyson Stelzer, Australian Sparkling Report 2017, 91 Points!
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