Former sommelier Joseph Burton now runs his own wine distribution company and has just released the first wine he has crafted: a Tasmanian sparkling from the 2013 vintage. He sourced some undisgorged wine (50% chardonnay and 50% pinot noir) from a Tamar Valley producer and then worked with another estate to create the dosage, blend the finished product and give the wine 67 months on lees before release. The end result is impressive, an edgy, straw-coloured and complex sparkling wine that has an impressive mousse and some tart freshness, along with mushroom/brioche complexity. The back story concerns Tasmanian bushranger Martin Cash and the convict ship the Francis Freeling. This is a project that has come together very impressively. Tasmanian artist Luke Wagner designed the label. $56. https://joseph-burton-wines.net
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