Erika Turner

9.1

2005 was on the edge. This is a bit brighter but still has the deep brioche toast — 3 years ago

with See and Rubychick

Philip Faure

9.1

Lovely and creamy — 8 years ago

Heath Bradby

9.3

Very very tasty — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

Tuesday the 26th of January was Australia Day and a public holiday. What better way to celebrate than Australia’s best fizz Arras Grand Vintage from Tasmania. Quite light lemon in colour. Very citrussy and mineral on the nose. 7 years on Lees showing in the complexity of the palate which still shows tension and refreshment. See previous notes for the 2007 which was slightly better and Champion Wine of the Royal Brisbane Show. — 4 years ago

Benjamin Hickey

9.5

No new oak, very soft. From arras vineyard. — 8 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.4

Avoca -based maker Blue Pyrenees had a major triumph with this wine in a European fizz comp headed by Tom Stevenson; linear chardonnay with subtle yeast and contrite lemon length; unusual for a blanc de blancs to outscore the usual bigger pinot wines of Arras and Chandon; property estab 1963 by original Krug owners; picked under floodlight at night to achieve the higher night flow in acidity; AUD 35; 12%; expect long life in wine like this; exceptional flavour, few artifacts. — 10 years ago

Stuart Gregor

9.3

Superb best Aussie sparkling — 4 years ago

Bobson Dugnutt

9.7

Really dry, very crisp — 5 years ago

Dan Chavasse

9.2

Drinking well and will be even better in 2 years. Lovely wine,fantastic value and passionate owners — 8 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

8.9

This is Upper Yarra Valley (old source for Arras) pinot noir; 2006 made by DeBortoli; as they say, ultra sauvage (no sugar dose); hand riddled, hand disgorged, 12.5%, AUD 35; had 2 years + on Diam cork; full malo shows on nose-toffee, brioche, honey, smoke and lots of yeast, shows full pinot palate as it warms; more lemon chardonnay zip when poured very cold; big wine with impact; does not need sweetening either — 10 years ago