Texturally it is a marvel, at once creamy and silky, yet simultaneously taut, determined and enduring.
96 Points - Tyson Stelzer (Halliday Wine Companion
About The Wine
Blanc de Blancs, literally "white from whites," is a style of sparkling made entirely from - you guessed it! - white varieties, typically Chardonnay. This was has spent a total of six years on lees and in bottle before release, ensuring that it is ready to be drunk.
Fruit was sourced from a single vineyard in Piper's River and captures all that is good about Tassie sparkling wine. Fresh baked bread and stone fruits come through on the nose, with some custard and baking spices. The palate is filled out by grapefruit, tart cranberry and a gorgeous texture and acid balance. Amazing wine, through and through. Sadly, there were 900 bottles produced - be quick!
About Bellebonne
Beautiful and good (Belle et Bonne in French), just like Tasmania, is the passion project of Natalie Fryar, who established herself as one of Australias leading makers of sparkling wines over her 14 years at Jansz.
Produced in miniscule quantities with fruit from the Pipers River region, Bellebonne cuvées are made from tiny pockets of independent growers’ vines.
This region is ideal for sparkling, in Natalie’s own words; “Our latitude is critical. We are right in the sweet spot geographically for the perfect combination of terroir... The island’s maritime climate provides a frost free environment, there's the long, cool, even growing seasons and the cold nights, and importantly, a high incidence of cloud cover providing a low UV or ultraviolet radiation. This all ensures the grape skins remain thin and translucent, with high acid ratio…so important for quality sparkling wines.”.
Her first release from the 2015 vintage garnered instant accolades, and Natalie was dubbed the ‘Rose Queen’ by Australia’s pre-eminent sparkling wine critic, Tyson Stelzer.

Pipers River, Tasmania