Chandon Étoile Release No 2 NV

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Chandon Étoile Release No 2 NV.

Chandon Étoile Release No 2 NV
$120, 12.5% alcohol, DIAM cork, Victoria.

Unreal sparkling wine. Just simply fabulous. Such beautiful richness to the flavour, so zesty and fresh as it delivers this flavour, so underpinned by complexity and then a finish that is a walk into tomorrow. Wow this is a sparkling wine; this is Chandon Australia for the win. What I particularly love are those flashes of custardy creaminess, married to flashes of charcuterie, followed by a crescendo of lemon rind and brioche. Great release, this. 95 points.

—

Chandon Étoile Release No 2 NV is a blend of eight vintages of Chandon Vintage Brut, reaching back to 2005.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion book, former editor of Halliday magazine, former editor of Australian Sommelier Magazine and founder of the highly respected The Winefront site.

Mattinson has been an independent wine critic and photo-journalist since 1987. He’s the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He’s a past winner of a Louis Roederer International Wine Media Award; is the author of the award-winning book The Wine Hunter; and is the author of the best-selling novel We Were Not Men. He’s also a winner of a St Kilda Film Festival Award (as writer-director) and is a former winner of the prized Best Australian Sports Writing Award.

Mattinson, who is 100% independent, puts a score out of 100 on every wine that he reviews. But what he’d rather do, is tell you the wine’s story.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
Previous

Jack Estate Mythology Shiraz 2014
Next

Koomilya JC Block Shiraz 2022