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Brown Brothers

Patricia Pinot Noir Chardonnay Brut 2021

97 points Halliday Wine Companion

Minimum order of 1 case or 6 bottles (Mixed or straight)

The blend of the different wines used to make sparkling wine is called the cuvée. Premium cuvée for sparkling wine is made from various combinations of the grape varieties, pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier. When grown in areas that experience cool ripening conditions, the varieties produce sparkling wines of finesse, elegance and delicacy of flavour.

The ultimate factor that determines overall quality in the production of sparkling wines is the grape varieties represented in the various parcels of wine for blending. Pinot noir provides the backbone to many sparkling wines, with fullness, weight and length to the palate. While chardonnay from cool regions provides finesse, lightness and elegance and on tasting is detectable initially due to its aromatic lift and relatively high fruit intensity.

Tasting Notes

The wine is fine and elegant with a crisp, dry finish and refreshing acidity.

Food Pairings

This refined sparkling wine makes the perfect start to a special meal and is delightful with smoked salmon and natural oysters. Alternatively, try it with baked boneless chicken thighs and a lemon oil drizzle. If the timing is right don't forget about lobster or crab!

  • 97 points

Notes

  • 97 Points

    Jeni Port, Halliday Wine Companion • 21/07/2026

    The late Patricia 'Pat' Brown deserves to be honoured with nothing less than the best. Here it is. A top vintage, a top super-cool site at Whitlands that Brown Brothers helped pioneer, and the result is near perfection. A pristine purity of fruit lays at the heart of this effervescent beauty. White flowers, lemon, grapefruit citrus, white peach, apple, biscotti – it's a vision in white in aroma. A yeasty, bready complexity from four years on lees builds on the palate with an essence-like flavour, brisk and clean in white and wild dusty red berries, almond, biscuit, pastry and the liveliest of lemon sorbet tang brought to you courtesy of a coiled acid drive. A prodigy capable of so much more to come.

Vineyard RegionKing Valley
Wine AnalysisAlc/Vol: 11.5%
Colour

The Patricia Pinot Noir & Chardonnay Brut shows a clean bright colour with a fine persistent bead

Aroma

The nose is lifted with freshly baked bread, green apples and lemon zest.

Palate

The palate is creamy and complex with prominent lemon and lime flavours and a bready nuance that lingers.

Peak Drinking

Enjoy this wine over the next 3 to 4 years.

Growing Conditions

 Grown in areas that experience cool ripening conditions,

Overall rating: 5.0 / 5 from 3 reviews.

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Celebration

"This distinctive wine is for celebration, the mum who inspired it and for all those mums out there that are celebrated in style by we who are also inspired by them."

— Rick S. (5/5)

all consumed in the one

"all consumed in the one night plus most of the Prosecco, both an excellent product."

— Trevor M. (5/5)

Later

"Will be at my daughters house in Toowoomba for a celebration, first taste, will compare with the 2016 and let you know."

— John R. (5/5)

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