Farr Vintners Logo

Pelorus Brut, Cloudy Bay Vineyards Non Vintage

RegionNew Zealand
Subregion New Zealand > Marlborough
ColourWhite
TypeSparkling
Grape VarietyPinot Noir

View all vintages of this wine | View all wines by Cloudy Bay Vineyards

Label

Tasting Notes

The Non-Vintage Pelorus has an attractive, creamy, well-defined bouquet with white flowers and light patisserie scents that emerge with time. The harmonious palate is well balanced with crisp acidity and hints of citrus lemon, orange zest and apricot towards the pretty finish. Just delicious.

91
Neal Martin, vinous.com, November 2018

The NV Pelorus Sparkling Wine is a 60-40 blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that goes through full malolactic fermentation and spends 24 months on the lees. A quarter is made of reserve wines, which give additional depth and complexity to the wine's fine aromas of toasted brioche and nuts. There's a sense of custardy richness on the palate, balanced by citrus notes on the long finish.

90
Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (235), February 2018

75% 2013 vintage. 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir.
Pale gold with a lively bead. Bready nose, with brioche, cream and old cream. Some stone fruit and ripe citrus. Chalky, lemon and stone-fruit flavour with nutty, bready lees. Prickly mousse. Long-ish.

16.5
Tim Jackson MW, JancisRobinson.com, July 2019
Please note that these tasting notes/scores are not intended to be exhaustive and in some cases they may not be the most recently published figures. However, we always do our best to add latest scores and reviews when these come to our attention. We advise customers who wish to purchase wines based simply on critical reviews to carry out further research into the latest reports.