NV Jansz Premium Cuvee Brut Tasmania 750 ml

Champagne icon Louis Roederer couldn’t resist this land. When the iconic Champagne house looked abroad for a terroir that could meet their incredibly high standards, they landed in the cool, windswept hills of Pipers River. That’s where they founded Jansz Tasmania, confident the winery would produce traditional-method sparklers of profound complexity and sophistication. 

This Premium Cuvée Brut proves them right. It’s a luxurious wine that shows the structure and intricacy that we love in classic Champagne, with an energy and verve that’s pure Tasmania. “It delivers power and elegance in equal measures,” said Decanter in their 94-point review. “Delicious from start to finish.”

Tasmanian sparkling-wine producers enjoying skyrocketing popularity today are deeply indebted to Jansz—now owned by the Hill-Smith family of Yalumba fame—for creating the region’s first méthode traditionnelle bubbly. Yet the winery calls the style méthode Tasmanoise because they didn’t want to simply mimic Champagne. They wanted to showcase Tasmania’s gorgeous cool-climate terroir.

Their Premium Cuvée showcases it impeccably. It’s sourced from vineyards across Tasmania, weaving a tapestry of the island’s best sites. In the northern Pipers River region, near-constant breezes off the Bass Strait keep temperatures moderate and allow grapes to ripen slowly, developing intense, refined flavors. Farther south in the Coal River Valley, the long, dry growing season and cooling influence from the Tasman Sea negotiate a stunning balance of bold fruit and acidity.

Jansz put the wine through 100% malolactic fermentation and rested it for 24 months on the lees before bottling. The result is stunning aromatic complexity—lemon peel, yellow plum, nectarine, and jasmine—and a creamy texture on the palate with a beautiful balance on the long, dry finish.