House of Arras
E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 2007

House of Arras
E.J. Carr Late Disgorged 2007
This wine is a tribute to the depth of heritage of the House of Arras portfolio of sparkling wines. An extensively matured Blanc de Blancs selected from museum stocks that shows the remarkable longevity of Tasmanian Chardonnay. Immensely complex and rich but retaining fantastic elegance and energy.
GRAPE VARIETY | Chardonnay 100% |
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TIRAGE | 16 years |
DOSAGE | 1.2g/L |
ALC/VOL | 12.7% |
ACIDITY | 6.5g/L |
pH | 3.22 |
Appearance
Deep straw/gold yet retaining a fresh green edge. Miniscule bubbles form a persistent bead.
Bouquet
Alluring characters of mature Chardonnay including honeycomb, fresh toast, sea spray, roast almond, vanilla bean and crab apple cider.
Palate
Immensely complex and sumptuous with flavours reminiscent of brown lime cordial, grapefruit pith, butterscotch biscuit, black truffle, baked apple pie and barley malt. The structure remains elegant and focussed with a fantastic natural acid backbone binding the multiplicity of mature characters. Even after such extensive maturation this amazing wine still shows brilliant freshness and zest.
Vineyard Provenance
Tasmania; Derwent Valley, Huon Valley and Coal River Valley.
JAMES
HALLIDAY
“Arras is made by a quietly spoken genius, Ed Carr, whose name should be known around the world. He is, by some considerable distance, Australia’s greatest sparkling winemaker.”
TYSON
STELZER
“It’s impossible to overstate the impact of House of Arras on Australian sparkling. No house is more awarded or celebrated, and no individual deserves more credit than its humble creator, Ed Carr, whose genius has shaped the global reputation of Tasmanian sparkling wine.”
CAMPBELL
MATTINSON
“House of Arras is a great producer of sparkling wine, both in the context of Australia and of the world... Ed Carr has made steadfastly sure that Arras is a wine name guaranteed to inspire both trust and joy... it has has never been anything other than superb.”


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