Citrus
Green apple

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Cathedral Cove Brut

Name: Cathedral Cove Brut
SKU: 143913
Price: 19.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · New Zealand · 13%

$19.99each

What it tastes like

Apple · citrus · crisp bubbles

Cathedral Cove Brut is a crisp and refreshing sparkling wine that offers lively aromas of citrus, green apple, and delicate floral notes. Light-bodied and well-balanced, it delivers bright fruit flavours supported by fine bubbles and a clean, refreshing finish. Its vibrant and approachable style makes it an excellent choice for celebrations, casual gatherings, or as an aperitif. Best served well chilled, it can be enjoyed on its own or paired with seafood, light appetisers, and fresh salads.

Citrus
Green apple

Additional information

Wine
Style: New Zealand
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Cathedral Cove Brut

Cathedral Cove is one of the brands of Leveret and Mills Reef Winery, the independent, family owned company that looks after the Mills Reef wines and farms vineyards in Hawke's Bay and Marlborough. The Brut is its sparkling wine, a Hawke's Bay Méthode Traditionnelle, made by the traditional method with the second fermentation in the bottle.

The base wine is pressed into stainless steel and fermented at the winery in Katikati with a yeast chosen for sparkling wine, then goes through malolactic fermentation. It rests for about a year on its lees with regular stirring. After blending, it is bottled for the second fermentation that creates the bubbles, and it then matures on lees for a minimum of 24 months before it is disgorged.

That long contact with the yeast shapes the wine. It is pale gold, with stone fruit and freshly baked biscuit on the nose and a creamy mousse. A hint of sweetness on the palate is held in check by crisp acidity, and the finish is long and dry.

Open it with fresh seafood, canapés or a selection of cheeses.