The homeland of champagne is Campania and its quality is unrivaled. There can be no doubt about that. But you will have fun if you do a blind test, with a glass of Yalumba Jansz Brut Cuvee next to it. In the coldest region of Australia, the oldest family winery in the region produces this sparkling wine from the classic champagne varieties, which will leave you speechless. You will be speechless by its price too! Oh, and one more thing...93pts from Wine Enthusiast, 90pts from James Suckling and Wine Spectator. That's all!
The history of the Yalumba winery begins in 1849, with Samuel Smith planting the first vines in Barossa, Australia. The cultivation grew over the years, but to this day, now operating under the 6th generation, it still maintains the original philosophy of minimal intervention. Interestingly, this winery is the only one in the Southern Hemisphere that makes its own oak barrels. In other words, they choose from scratch, the type of oak that will eventually form the barrel, with strictly selected and desired characteristics, which will eventually be recognized in the wine. The winery within this vast wine history has been awarded 43 awards for sustainable viticulture and winemaking techniques and is known for having the largest number of solar panels in the entire country. Of course, it could not be out of the founding team of Australia's First Families of Wine, a group of families who first started making wine in Australia!
In 1997 the winery expanded to Tasmania and took under its wings the Jansz which was already producing sparkling wines with the advice of the famous French house of Louis Roederer! The champanoise method was therefore renamed the tasmanoise method (!) recognizing that the subsoil of the Coal River Valley and the cold climate of the region are ideal for the slow and excellent ripening of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes and the production of fantastic sparkling wines.
Yalumba Jansz Brut Cuvee is this non-vintage bubbly wine that you will enjoy and thank the Smith family for deciding to cross the Bass Strait! Anything eaten with the hand (aka finger food) is the perfect pairing!
