2004 Vintage

Gourmet Traveller Wine - December/January 2008 Max Allen, Peter Bourne, Bob Campbell MW, Peter Forrestal, Huon Hooke 96*****Despite having such prestigious stablemates as Dom Perignon, Krug and Ruinart, Cloudy Bay is left to chart its own course, according to it's company spokesman. They manage well without help. This aromatic and almost perfumed wine has an ethereal texture, fine and persistent bubbles, taut, toasty flavours and a lingering finish. This is the best example of Pelorus I've tasted. Champagne it ain't, though it does possess some of the characteristics that make Champagne taste and feel great.