• Colour

  White

• Vintage

  2007

• Producer

  Petaluma

• Country

  AUSTRALIA

• Region

  SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• Alcohol

  13.2%

• Product code

  8CROS1B2007

• Availability

  In Stock

• Grape Variety

  70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay

Tasting Notes

Vinification Details.

Handpicked bunches were chilled in trays for 48 hours before being loaded and gently whole bunch pressed extracting the delicate heart run juice for Croser. This juice was settled then racked prior to being fermented in old Vosges barriques with Petaluma's own selected yeast strains for 2 to 3 months, prior to inoculation with Petaluma's malolactic bacteria, used to soften the high acid wines. Blending took place in November 2007 with 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay selected for the 23rd consecutive Croser blend preceding tirage.

After an average of two years on yeast lees the 2007 Croser was disgorged with a dosage of 7g/l residual sugar.

Bottle pressure - 1176mg/l

Producer Information

Petaluma is one of Australia's most important producers, famous for seeking out the finest terroirs in South Australia rather than taking a one-site-fits-all approach to its grapes. Riesling (one of Australia's very best) comes from the Hanlin Hill vineyard in the Clare Valley, Chardonnay from the cool climate Piccadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills and Cabernet from Coonawarra. Andrew 'Ox' Hardy, a member of the original Hardy wine family and a walking encyclopaedia of South Australian wine, is now the man at the helm, ensuring these vineyards have a very exciting future.