Nautilus Cuvee Brut NV Museum Release 2013 Tirage

WINEMAKER’S NOTES
We are proud to present the third museum release of our Nautilus Cuvée Marlborough Brut NV. This incredible wine has had ten years on yeast lees before being disgorged in October 2023. This extended time, resting in the presence of the yeast lees, has led to a complex nutty aroma and a rich and generous palate that still retains freshness. This takes our premium Méthode Traditionnelle wine to a whole new dimension. This wine was originally disgorged and released in 2016. A single bin was kept back on its yeast lees.

WINEMAKING & VITICULTURE
Three vineyard sites are managed to produce fruit for Nautilus Cuvée, giving us a range of flavour influences. All grapes are hand picked and whole bunch pressed with only the finest free run juice reserved. The individual base wines are fermented with a selected champagne yeast and left of lees until undergoing a full malolactic fermentation in the traditional Champenoise style. Blending typically occurs in September, and at this stage a portion of reserve wine is introduced to add complexity and character to
the Cuvée in a traditional non vintage style. Typically between 5% and 15%, the reserve wine, consisting of base wine held back from previous vintages, is used.

IDEAL FOOD MATCH
Try with delicious fresh oysters or parmesan wafers.