2017 Brash Higgins BLOOM

A super rare wine both in the quantity and frequency of the release, in fact we have received less than a dozen bottles in as many years.

Bloom takes its, rather beautiful, name from the flor that 'blooms' over the surface of the wine during its extended aging process. It's a nod to the 'sous voile' style of Jura but this is a distinctly Australian wine.

There is a core of ripe citrus and orchard fruit, typical of McLaren Vale Chardonnay, but here the typicity stops. Curry leaf, honey, smoke, iodine, salt and grilled nuts make it a unique mouthful of wonderfully complex deliciousness.

Show it off to your friends or hide in the shed and drink it all yourself... only you can make that call.

96 points
"One of the select few Australian vin jaune interpretations that’s really well done. Aromas of preserved lemons, salty nuts, mandarin zest, beeswax, acacia and lanolin. The bright, fresh palate shows layers of texture and complexity tied together with racy acidity and a long, mouthwatering finish. Aged under flor for seven years in old white-burgundy barrels. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling