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Nautilus Brut Marlborough NZ

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94/100 55

Elegant, powerful sparkling wine showing the effect of three years “en tirage” with plenty of aromatic yeast autolysis character. Silken-textured wine with lovely bready, chocolate flavours. Quite champagne-like. Between 5% and 15% of the blend comprises reserve wines from previous vintages that have been aged in old oak barriques for extra complexity and character. The quality of this non-vintage wine has steadily increased in recent years. It is now one of the country’s very best sparkling wines.

Tasted: Oct 2009    Average price: NZD $39 (~USD $33)

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