Tasting Notes
A bit grapefruity Moderately effervescent Tasty but not premium Strong straw colour
✦ Wine Intel
AI ResearchedThe Zephyr Blanc de Blancs Méthode Traditionnelle 2019 is a single-vineyard, 100% Chardonnay sparkling wine crafted in the traditional method from the Glover Family's Alice Mills vineyard in Marlborough's Dillon's Point sub-region. Notably a 'brut nature' cuvée aged six years on lees, it is the inaugural Blanc de Blancs release from Zephyr, designed to celebrate the old-vine Chardonnay character of the estate. It scored 93 points and carries an RRP of NZ$75.
Zephyr Wines (Glover Family Vineyards)
Zephyr is a fourth-generation, family-run estate founded in 1985 by Owen and Wendy Glover on a 35-hectare farm in the Dillon's Point sub-region of Marlborough's Wairau Valley. The brand was launched in 2007 under the leadership of winemaker Ben Glover, formerly Chief Winemaker at Wither Hills, Lindauer, and Mud House, and is Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand accredited.
Blend
100% Chardonnay (old-vine, single vineyard — Alice Mills Vineyard)
Tasting Profile
A fragrant, lifted bouquet of citrus and white peach, laced with stony mineral notes and fine, leesy white biscuit autolysis. On the palate, delicious fruit leads, followed by fine mousse and autolysis, with a light nut and mineral quality adding depth and defined youthful acidity carrying the length.
Region
Marlborough is New Zealand's largest wine region, accounting for around two-thirds of the country's total vineyard area, and is globally renowned for Sauvignon Blanc as well as increasingly for high-quality méthode traditionnelle sparkling wines. The cool-climate Dillon's Point sub-region within the Wairau Valley, where Zephyr's vineyards are planted, is prized for its fertile loam soils and lively aromatics.
Price Context
NZ$75 (approximately £36–£40 / US$45–$50 at typical international retail)
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