Pfeiffer Prosecco

$30.00

Prosecco is an easy drinking, youthful “pfizz” with lifted apple and pear flavours.

Availability

New Vintage Release

Vintage

2024

Seal

A crown seal has been used on our Pfeiffer Prosecco to maximise its flavour and freshness, and to eliminate the chances of cork taint.

Cellar

Perfect drinking NOW!

Vegan Friendly

YES

Yeast

IOC18-2007 Yeast – a yeast specifically used in the production of sparkling wines.

Allergens

Contains Sulphites

Technical Details

Res. Sugar 11.51g/L
pH 3.02
TA 6.94 g/L
Alcohol 11.7% v/v
Dissolved CO2 9.53

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Fruit Sourcing

King Valley

Harvest Date

February and March 2024

The 2024 vintage will be remembered for its fast pace, its early timing and its quality.

While all the forecasts predicted a return to an El Nino weather pattern, with drier conditions expected, the growing period between September and December 2023 saw above average rainfall and cool and mild conditions.

We were certainly preparing ourselves for another cool, wet and late vintage.

Veraison commenced approximately 10-14 days earlier than usual, starting in late December in our early ripening varieties.

A 68mm rainfall event on Christmas Day 2023 created splitting in some of our more susceptible blocks, leading to leaf plucking and fruit thinning in order to protect the crop from disease.

Fortunately, January through to March remained dry and warm, without being excessively hot, seeing a rapid accumulation of sugar in the fruit, while also ensuring the fruit remained disease free.

Vintage commenced on the 13th February with Chardonnay harvested from our 44 year old vines from our Sunday Creek vineyard.

As we progressed through the vintage, it became clear that the quality of the reds were very strong, as well as our full bodied whites. What is most exciting however, is the quality of our fortifieds, particularly our Topaques and Muscats, which are all outstanding.

Our Prosecco grapes were machine harvested in the cool of the night, and were immediately crushed and pressed to retain the delicate fruit characters in the wine.  Only the free run juice was used for this wine, which was cold settled and clarified prior to fermentation.
Post settling, the juice was racked into a stainless steel tank where it was fermented at 11-13ºC for approximately 12 days.
At the completion of primary fermentation, the wine was kept on its yeast lees in tank for 3 months maturation, with weekly agitation of the lees to build mouthfeel and texture.  The wine was then cold stabilised, fined and clarified in preparation for its secondary ferment.
The secondary ferment occurred in specialised pressure tanks, which ensures the wine holds the CO2 (the bubbles) created through fermentation.  At the completion of secondary fermentation in tank, the wine was again filtered under pressure (to retain the gas) and final adjustments (sugar, acid and sulphur) were added to finish the wine prior to bottling.

Our 2024 Pfeiffer Prosecco is a refreshing wine, with lovely aromas of green apples and Beurre Bosc pears. The palate is vibrant and zesty, with a soft, delicate texture and a crisp, savoury finish.

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