Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut NV (6 Bottles) Marlborough

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$234.00

Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut NV, from Nautilus Estate in Marlborough, New Zealand, is a refined traditional-method sparkling wine blending predominantly Pinot Noir with Chardonnay. The wine pours pale straw with a fine bead and creamy mousse. The nose reveals brioche, toasted nuts, fresh bread-crust, citrus blossom and subtle flint minerality. On the palate it is dry, bright and mineral-driven with flavours of grapefruit peel, mandarin, wild strawberry and a hint of orchard-fruit freshness, all framed by crisp acidity and fine mousse. Extended lees ageing brings depth and complexity without heaviness. Critics recently awarded it 94 points, praising its structured, textured finish. Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut NV is elegant and versatile, ideal with oysters, smoked salmon or light hors d’œuvres. ABV 12%, cork closure.

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About Nautilus Wines

At Nautilus we like to keep things simple so we have a small (and friendly!) team. A small team means everyone can be fully involved in the winemaking from start to finish. It also means Clive, our winemaker, can spend his time in the winery making wine rather than managing a large team of people. It is a pretty hands-on approach. Great winery facilities mean that we can pick our grapes when they are ripe rather than being governed by logistics and we have a great deal of control over things like the amount of extraction (the colour and flavour) we get out of the grape skins.

“This wine is sensational, after three years on lees the bouquet of a complex and leesy rich brioche and toasted oatmeal quality followed by scents of baked and preserved peach, a mix of grapefruit and fresh red apple then dried pomaceous fruits. The bouquet is long and fragrant. Equally complex and dry on the palate with a salivating saline effect then flavours autolysis deeply ingrained into the flavours profile. Flavours begin to include stone fruits and citrus then baked goods and earth. Best drinking from day of purchase through 2029.”

95pts Cameron Douglas MS

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