2019 Vintage

Vineyard Designation: Estate vineyard in Gaspereau Valley, Nova Scotia
Blend: 100% organic estate L’Acadie Blanc
Certified Organic by Pro-Cert
Harvest: October 21, 2019 at 16.5 Brix, 11.9 g/l acidity
First disgorging: Fall 2024
Dosage: 9 g/l
Aging: will develop well beyond its 10th birthday. 

Alcohol: 11.0 %

Winemaker Notes
Toasty brioche aromas are dominant with signature mineral and a slight saline essence owing to the ancient seabed origins of our soil and proximity to the Bay of Fundy. This vintage also boasts characteristics of blood orange, pear, brioche and walnut.
Aged 60 months sur lie and with its significant mineral backbone and freshness it can age further in the bottle post disgorgement to its 10th birthday. Traditional methods of hand riddling and disgorging to ensure utmost quality.

Prestige Brut Estate is grown in a specific block of organic and vegan L’Acadie Blanc on our Gaspereau estate planted in 2005 in deep schist, sandstone and gravels - an ancient seabed. Cropping yield is naturally balanced with moderate vigour and 2019 gave an impressively low 1.5 tonnes/acre, 22 hectolitres per hectare, compared to
typical yields in Champagne of 4 tonnes/acre. It’s also noteworthy that there is 15 cm of topsoil on top of gravels which compares with Champagne’s Grand Cru plots that have similar topsoil over chalk.

International wine judges are noticing L'Acadie Estate's terroir awarding key awards for past vintages of Prestige Brut Estate,
• 2017 Prestige Brut Estate – Gold, 95 points at Decanter World Wine Awards
• 2015 Prestige Brut Estate -Bronze, 88 points at Decanter World Wine Awards
• 2014 Prestige Brut Estate - Silver, 92 points at Decanter World Wine Awards
• 2013 Prestige Brut Estate - Silver, 92 points at Decanter World Wine Awards
• 2010 Prestige Brut Estate – Silver, Effervescents du Monde, France