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View details Croser Vintage
$ 51.99 Croser Vintage
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Chardonnay PinotNoir / Adelaide Hills / SouthAustralia
 
View details Croser Vintage
$ 29.99 Croser Vintage
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Chardonnay PinotNoir / Adelaide Hills / SouthAustralia
Hand picked bunches of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are crushed into a selection of predominantly seasoned French oak barriques for vinification by Petaluma's own strains of yeast. Upon completion, batches are inoculated to a bacteria isolate for malolactic, adding complexity to the wine while softening the high natural acid. Components are then assembled and treated to a secondary fermentation in bottle. The finished Croser is aged on yeast lees for a minimum of three years before disgorgement, liqueur dosage and reseal.
 
View details Croser Sparkling Rose
$ 35.99 Croser Sparkling Rose
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Chardonnay PinotNoir / Adelaide Hills / SouthAustralia
The propitiously brisk climes in Piccadilly Valley encourage a complete ripening of grapes, even during the coolest growing seasons. A confluence of myriad aspects and varied soil types over some of the oldest rock formations, it yields a subtle diversity of flavours from each parcel of vine within the one valley. Defined by the chiselled elegance of Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir, pomegranate, wild strawberry and cherry aromas burst form the glass and flood the palate, gorgeous biscuit notes adding complexity and style. Creamy and delicious after eighteen long months on yeast lees.
 
View details Croser Sparkling NV
$ 35.99 Croser Sparkling NV
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Chardonnay PinotNoir / Adelaide Hills / SouthAustralia
A solidly structured, mostly Pinot Noir wine with a slightly lesser proportion of Chardonnay, an assemblage of the current Croser vintage with components of reserve wines from several earlier years, each contributing distinctive qualities to the final Cuvee. A stylistic evolution after many semi annual releases, the aim being to refine and advance the unique flair while remaining true to the magnificent aperitif style of classic Croser.
 
View details Croser Late Disgorged
$ 64.99 Croser Late Disgorged
Chardonnay PinotNoir / Adelaide Hills / SouthAustralia
Croser is only disgorged after ten years repose in bottle under the Petaluma wineworks, ensuring extended contact on yeast lees, which contributes to the extravagance and luxurious palate weight. Fashioned from elite parcels of fruit grown to the finest vineyards in Piccadilly Valley, Croser is at once bigger in colour and more intense in flavour, dominated by the ripe jonathon apple of Pinot Noir. Grapes grown to the cooler south and west facing slopes contribute impressive natural fruit acids which infuse the wine with exquisite flavours and dazzling aromas.
 
Brian Croser, chief winemaker of Petaluma has been closely involved in the administration and evolution of the modern Australian wine industry.

Established by Brian Croser in 1976, Petaluma is one of Australia's most prominent wine companies. Brian was the head winemaker for Thomas Hardy & Sons before establishing the Riverina College of Advanced Education course of Wine Science and Viticulture in 1976. While at the Riverina College he worked as a consultant to leading wineries and also established the Petaluma wine business in 1976.

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Brian was conferred with an honorary Doctor of Science award from Charles Sturt University in 1998, and is is past Chairman of Judges at Sydney, Adelaide and Canberra Wine Shows.

In June 2000 in the Queens' Birthday Honours list, Brian Croser was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to the Australian wine industry, particularly through the provision of leadership to industry organizations, support of education and research in winemaking and representation of industry interests to government. In 2004 Brian was awarded the prestigious Decanter man of the Year 2004.

Brian has completed fifty vintages spanning the southern and northern hemispheres and thirty-two years in the wine industry. He is driven by quality and continues to set standards of excellence.

In choosing the Piccadilly Valley to grow Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, winemaker Brian Croser recognised the requirement of a cool environment to achieve the acid and finesse of flavour which are the hallmarks of superior sparkling wines fruit. The vineyards were the first planted in the Piccadilly valley. These cooler vineyard sites produce moderate sugar, high acid Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, the substance of Croser.

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Hand picked Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes are chilled and pressed as whole bunches. Only the heart run juice is collected for Croser and no additives are used in the winemaking process. Croser matures on yeast lees before remuage and disgorging.

Croser is only disgorged when there is market demand which ensures extended contact with the yeasts that preserves the wines freshness and contributes a wonderful yeastiness. The pristine flavours, defining acidity and elegant fruit structure set Croser apart as one of Australia's few aperitif style sparkling wines.

The Piccadilly Valley at the centre of the Adelaide Hills, is the home of Petaluma and Croser

In 1984, Petaluma purchased the dilapidated Bridgewater Mill and with the assistance of then shareholder Soci?t? Jacques Bollinger, renovated the mill which is now the sparkling cellars for Croser.

The Piccadilly Valley is the highest rainfall at 45 inches per annum(1143mm) and coolest viticultural region in South Australia. The heat summation of the Piccadilly Valley is a mere 2117?F (1176?C) days. Petaluma pioneered viticulture in the Piccadilly Valley and indeed the Adelaide Hills in 1978.

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The soils of the north-east facing slopes of Petaluma's distinguished vineyards in the Piccadilly Valley are free draining red brown earths. The geology of the valley is complex and most of the distinguished site vineyards are over the 850 million year old Woolshed Flat Shale, except for Tiers, which is over a 1,800 million year old seam of Calcsilicate.

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