Bangor Abel Tasman 2023 Pinot Noir

 

Bangor's excellent Vineyard Shed cellar door on the Tasman Peninsula is a very worthwhile day trip from Hobart with a good choice of tasting brackets across a range of different styles, an impressive restaurant and great views. All just 45 minutes from the Tasmanian capital. This is the senior of two pinot noir offerings, a small-batch wine with impressive complexity and power on the palate, but also offering immediate drinkability. It is certainly a food-friendly style - we matched it with roast lamb. It is red-fruited with a spicy/pepper edge. $59. https://bangorshed.com.au/

Bangor Vineyard 2016 Late Disgorged Blanc de Blanc

 

What a delightfully elegant sparkling wine from the historic family-owned Bangor property at Dunalley on the Tasman Peninsula, just over half an hour from Hobart. Made from 100% chardonnay grapes, this is impressively youthful with its pale colour, bright line of acid and crisp lemon sherbet fruit flavours. The grapes were hand-picked and the juice spent over six years on yeast lees for palate presence before being bottled. The crispness, vibrancy and sea spray notes allied to citrus and green apple flavours on the palate make this a terrific aperitif style. $110. https://bangorshed.com.au/