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Bisous Brut, NV
Shipped and sold by Malivoire Wine Company
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
Arresting, honeyed aromas of bruised apple, pear, earthy chanterelle and newly baked brioche. Fine, spirited effervescence delivers a rich mid-palate, and flavours of green apple, ripe pear, citrusy lime and orange zest, with an underlying and lasting brioche.
Composed 63% of chardonnay and 37% pinot noir; Both varieties were grown and hand-harvested from the Moira and Mottiar sites of the Beamsville Bench.
Bisous was vinified in the Traditional Method. The main component wine, comprising 78% of the whole, was from whole-cluster-pressed 2018 vintage grapes that had fermented in mature (eight years or older) French oak barrels.
This was augmented with the addition of a second base wine, blended and reserved from earlier vintages. Once bottled, the wine was transferred to our original cellar beneath the Moira Vineyard to undergo secondary fermentation.
Disgorgement, in April 2022, followed 36 months on the lees.
Vegan friendly.
Food Companions: Everything goes with sparkling! Try some of these classic suggestions: triple cream, brie-style cheese or sweet bread and mascarpone cheese; butter cream sauce or even buttered popcorn; Shrimp and shellfish, smoked salmon, caviar, fried calamari, and oysters; Salami, veggies, stuffed mushrooms, egg dishes, foie gras.
Critic's Rating
National Wine Awards of Canada 2019, Gold Medal
National Wine Awards of Canada 2021, Silver Medal
National Wine Awards of Canada 2022, Gold Medal
Ontario Wine Awards 2023, Silver Medal
National Wine Awards of Canada 2023, Silver Medal
Connoisseur Note(s):
Predominantly chardonnay from the 2017 vintage, with less than a third pinot noir, and a small addition of reserve wine. Disgorged in 2021 after 36 months on the lees. Clean, subdued, more stony and leesy than fruity, autolytic. Sharp, crunchy acids, green apple flavours, lean. No malo. Lingering finish. Sharp and taut, should age well. Tasted August 2022. 92 points - John Szabo, MS, WineAlign
Toasty, champagne-like aromas bubble out of this charming, serious Brut. Lemony flavours from the chardonnay and lovely red berries from the pinot with a spicy, macaron note that adds richness and body. Pillowy mousse and a lively, dry, salt-tinged finish. Tasted blind June 2022. 92 points - DJ Kearney, WineAlign
This was a featured wine in December's Wine Club package, 2019.
Tasting notes written by Tony Aspler.
Geographical Indication: VQA Beamsville Bench
Varietal: Chardonnay (84%) & Pinot Noir (16%)
Vineyard: Beamsville Bench estate vineyards
Cases Produced: 240
Appearance: Light golden colour with active, tiny bubbles.
Nose: A nose of apples, lemon zest and crusty bread.
Palate: A blend of chardonnay and pinot noir rendered sparkling by the traditional method of fermentation in bottle and left on the lees for forty months before disgorging. Medium-bodied, crisp on the palate, a green apple flavour with a long, lemony finish enhanced by a light floral note. ‘Bisous’ is French for ‘kisses.’
Quality: Outstanding. 90 points. Drink now or over the next two years.
Food Pairing: Shrimp cocktail, fried calamari with lemon aioli, spaghetti with roasted garlic cream sauce, dill and caviar deviled eggs, and fresh veggies with mascarpone cheese dip.
