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Daosa Piccadilly Valley Rose 2022
$60.00
This is 66/30/4% pinot meunier/pinot noir/chardonnay. Disgorged September 2024. This is a delight. Frisky sparkling of great energy, immense character, light savouriness and distinct, expressive mineral charm. A striking saline, briny vein through tart cranberry, rosehip tea, crisp red cherry and dashes of sweet spice, green almond and white pepper. So fragrant; tightly wound fizz with a light, white balsamic zing in tow. Quite focused in its way. So much character here, fine detail in fruit, savouriness, minerality and pristine bubbles. Wonderful stuff. 96 points – Mike Bennie, Halliday Wine Companion
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Producer Profile
Daosa is the sparkling wine project of Xavier Bizot and Lucy Croser, and a meeting point between two remarkable wine families.
Xavier grew up in Champagne as part of the Bizot family, while Lucy is the daughter of Adelaide Hills pioneer Brian Croser. Together they established Terre à Terre and, in 2009, made their first Daosa from the family’s high-altitude vineyards in Piccadilly Valley.
The choice of site was deliberate. At around 500 metres elevation, Piccadilly Valley offers the cool climate, long growing season and natural acidity that sparkling wine demands. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir thrive here, producing fruit with both delicacy and intensity.
Daosa is made with the same rigour applied to the best traditional-method sparkling in France: hand-picked fruit, whole-bunch pressing, careful selection of the finest juice and extended ageing on lees. The Natural Réserve also incorporates reserve wines matured in large, old foudres, adding depth and complexity without compromising freshness.
But Daosa is not an attempt to recreate Champagne in Australia. It is a distinctly Australian expression of traditional-method sparkling, combining French technique with the character of one of the Adelaide Hills’ coolest and highest sites. The result is sparkling wine of remarkable precision and finesse – bright, mineral, textural and built to age.
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