CHANDON GARDEN SPRITZ

Chandon Australia – Chandon Garden Spritz

Ready to serve, ready to share, Garden Spritz is a blend of exceptional sparkling wine and a unique bitters recipe. Specially crafted with navel and blood oranges and macerated with dried orange peels, herbs and spices that are carefully selected from the finest terroirs in the world.

Spicy character, zesty yet rich orange flavours, nice citric tension which balance the sweetness. Bitterness becomes more obvious at the end, to bring some taste lift which counterbalances the sweet character and invites to repeat the sip.

VARIETIES: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
REGION: Australia
AGEING: –
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 2 – 3 years
SERVE: Serve at 6 – 8ºC
FITS TO: Garden Spritz pairs beautifully with spicy Asian food, sushi and sashimi, old cheddar, dried exotic fruits and nuts. We bring nature to the world of spritz: our orange bitters is crafted using natural ingredients with no artificial flavours or colorants

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Chandon Garden Spritz | Range | Chandon Australia – LVMH

In the early 1980’s, John Wright, already instrumental in establishing CHANDON in California, and Philippe Coulon identified Australia as the next stop on the brand’s journey, with a potential domestic and Asian market. They found a site, in 1986, for CHANDON Australia in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, and tasked legendary winemaker Tony Jordan with producing there.

The Original. The first wine ever made at CHANDON Australia. A deliciously soft, fresh and creamy wine with incredible length and finesse. A showcase of our viticulture, heritage and know-how.

1. Harvest early February to late March. Grapes are pressed to juice. 2. The juice is inoculated with cultured yeast. Primary fermentation occurs in stainless steel tanks with a few select parcels fermented in oak vessels for greater complexity.

3. Several spices & herbs among which we have cardamom, ginger and cinnamon. Spices are individually macerated.

4. In May, assemblage occurs which involves blending a combination of new base wines with reserve wines from previous years.

5. The second fermentation occurs in the bottle and the ageing process begins. 6. Individual bottles are then riddled and disgorged. Garden Spritz liqueur is added to Chandon Rosé sparkling wine after disgorging, the final step before the bottle is ready!