Taltarni Taché

Region: Victoria 57%, South Australia 38%, Tasmania 5%
Variety: Chardonnay 66%, Pinot Noir 31%, Pinot Meunier 3%

Taltarni is an established household name, known for producing extraordinarily high quality sparkling wines in Australia. Our vineyards in the Pyrenees are the source of two very coveted sparkling wines - Taltarni Brut and Taltarni Taché.

Taché is the French word for 'stained'. At disgorging Taltarni Taché is stained with red wine, which imparts the unique taste and elegant salmon colour. Taltarni's Brut Taché 2009 is a blend of three classic sparkling wine varietals Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

2009 was a fantastic sparkling vintage in South Eastern Australia, producing wines with great natural acidity and structured, elegant fruit flavours. This exquisite sparkling wine was fermented in its bottle and matured on yeast lees according to traditional methods, creating a final complex and sophisticated sparkling wine style.

Winemaker Comments

An engaging salmon-pink colour enhanced by a fine persistent bead, Taltarni's Brut Taché expresses an assortment of red currant, ripe strawberry and floral aromas and complex yeast characters.

Wine Analysis

Acid: 7.2g/L pH: 3.1
Alcohol by volume: 12.5%v/v
Residual Sugar: 8g/L
Harvested: Victoria & South Australia Feb 09, Tasmania April 09
Dosage: 15 mL Cabernet Sauvignon

Pair With

Smoked salmon crêpes