Jun 25, 2025
Mora Vintage Brut 2017 featured on The Real Review 'Cellar Talk'
Mora Vintage Brut 2017, Central Otago, NZD $70
A stunningly mature méthode traditionnelle made from 78% pinot noir and 22% chardonnay from four vineyards in Bannockburn and Pisa. Half of the base wine fermented in old oak barrels before undergoing bottle fermentation followed by a whopping 80 months on lees, which has given it beautiful biscuity autolysis and integration.
Deeply complex, savoury aromas of brioche, earthy game, wood spice and toast with roasted nuts and wild mushroom, indicating significant flavour development in bottle. With air, layers of intriguing perfume lift from the glass, moving through dried flowers, citrus peel and black plum. The palate has power and richness with the spicy apple and nutty savoury flavours building across a scaffold of wood tannins and firm, driving acidity. Very good concentration and length right through the sustained, dry finish. A serious, oak-influenced but also long lees-aged style which is now entering its prime. Enjoy with flavoursome food over the next few years. (Cork)
Score: 95 ★★★★★
Click here to view the article on The Real Review website.
A stunningly mature méthode traditionnelle made from 78% pinot noir and 22% chardonnay from four vineyards in Bannockburn and Pisa. Half of the base wine fermented in old oak barrels before undergoing bottle fermentation followed by a whopping 80 months on lees, which has given it beautiful biscuity autolysis and integration.
Deeply complex, savoury aromas of brioche, earthy game, wood spice and toast with roasted nuts and wild mushroom, indicating significant flavour development in bottle. With air, layers of intriguing perfume lift from the glass, moving through dried flowers, citrus peel and black plum. The palate has power and richness with the spicy apple and nutty savoury flavours building across a scaffold of wood tannins and firm, driving acidity. Very good concentration and length right through the sustained, dry finish. A serious, oak-influenced but also long lees-aged style which is now entering its prime. Enjoy with flavoursome food over the next few years. (Cork)
Score: 95 ★★★★★
Click here to view the article on The Real Review website.