90POINTS
16½/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaJansz Tasmania is closing in on 40 years of production, and it has been a proven, reliable producer year after year. The fruit is sourced from selected cool climate vineyards from the Pipers River and Tamar Valley regions in the north, to the Coal River Valley in the south. Each batch is kept separate until the blend, roughly a 66/34 chardonnay/ pinot noir mix. The nose is a taut affair of orchard fruits with lemon zest and honeysuckle. The palate has terrific tension, wild strawberries, and bright acidity, tempered by creamy textures and hazelnuts at the finish. It's released with a minimum of three months of bottle age after it is disgorged. Oysters, anyone?Tasted: 05 April 2024Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601
90POINTS
16½/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaThis label is highly reliable because the fruit is sourced from selected cool-climate vineyards across Tasmania. The individual batches are all kept separate until the blend, roughly a 75/25 chardonnay/ pinot noir mix. The nose is a taut affair of red apples, lemon zest, and honeysuckle, with streaks of wild strawberries and bright acidity adding the tension. The palate is rich in lemon curd and creamy lees with final notes of grapefruit and licorice. It gets 18 months of lees contact, which explains the complex nutty notes. It is a delicious sparkler at a fair price.Tasted: 13 October 2023Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601
90POINTS
16½/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaThe fruit is sourced from selected cool climate vineyards across Tasmania and ends up as individual batches especially chosen to form the Cuvée base. The blend usually is 75/25 chardonnay/ pinot noir. The nose is a riot of aromas mixing lemon zest, honeysuckle, and a subtle wild strawberry note. It gets 18 months of lees contact, adding a nutty complex underside to support a delicious, creamy, bright, fresh palate full of citrus and salinity. Oysters are the West Coast match. This delicious non-vintage sparkler was first released in 1999.Tasted: 14 October 2022Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601
88POINTS
16/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaToasty and brisk, with red apple, cherry, broken stones and a swell of bright acidity. Round and ripe on the palate, but that taut acidity - beauty. It finishes with a very pithy, grippy pink grapefruit. This is a youthful "méthode Tasmenois" blend of of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier from across the Island.Tasted: 15 March 2017Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601
89POINTS
16¼/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaDevils aside, this is why Tazzie rules. This cool climate island is ideal for bright, crisp and high acid sparkling wine with a gentle cushion of ripe fruit. This "méthode Tasmenois" is a blend of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier from across the Island. Taut with red apple, cherry and citrus, the palate courts lemon curd and Asian pear before a riff of tight grapefruit and a whiff of herbal anise.Tasted: 06 May 2016Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601
89POINTS
16¼/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaPremium sparkling wine from Tazzie? You bet! This cool climate island is ideal for sparkling wine. Chardonnay based, this "méthode Tasmenois" opens with notes of bready lees and green apple and into a ripe and creamy palate full of juicy lime, lime blossom, greengage and kicky lemon kick on the finish.Tasted: 31 May 2015Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601
89POINTS
16¼/20
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaA Tasmanian sparkler will super charge any party appetizers. The nose is a mix of méthode champenoise boasting a bread and lees character followed by citrus, green apple flavours that mix seamlessly into the creamy textured palate. A notch above good and with excellent acidity and toast this is a compelling drink for the price. And it seems to get better every time out.Tasted: 11 December 2014Tasted by: Prices:BC | $44.99 | 750ml | select private retailers |
AB | $39.95 | 750ml | select private retailers |
Elixir Vins
Pacific Wine & Spirits Inc.
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 589341UPC: 9311789078601