Today the distinguished Australian sparkling wine producer, House of Arras, celebrates two significant milestones with the highly anticipated vintage release – 25 Years of 100 per cent Tasmanian Winemaking and the tenth Consecutive Vintage Release of E J Carr Late Disgorged Vintage Sparkling – securing its position as not only Australia’s leading sparkling wine producer but further distinguishing it as one of Australia’s leading wine brands, equal to the world’s best.
House of Arras Chief Winemaker Ed Carr is confident the collection continues the house’s original vision for Australian sparkling wine, as well as the tradition of releasing wines at the perfect balance point of development.
"From the outset, our vision was to source, craft, age and blend wines to be released at the perfect point of harmony of these key attributes. This release exemplifies the various aspects of this vision and shows the elegance complexity and longevity that can result from such meticulous decisions from vineyard selection to release," he says.
Testament to this commitment, the 2022 release celebrates 25 years that House of Arras has been sourcing fruit and crafting exceptional sparkling wine from the cold climate vineyards of Tasmania.
"When we embarked on this journey, our vision was to craft exceptional Australian sparkling led House of Arras to Tasmania for its pristine ancient soils and unique cold climate. For a quarter of a century, we have taken time to understand the ‘rich tapestry’ that makes the Tasmania terroir, and this year is both a celebration and expression of this relationship’, says Mr Carr.
Today, select vineyards from five different regions provide a diverse viticultural landscape from which to draw fruit for blending options, ensuring the distinctiveness and consistency of each of the House of Arras wine styles.
"Having worked with these vineyards for a quarter of a century and coming to know the various characteristics of the sites, how these are expressed in the wine, and, over time, how they age – I am convinced that it is this tapestry of vineyards that creates a more complete wine, and which has been the vision and basis of the House of Arras wine style since its inception," says Mr Carr.
The five different regions – covering inland, coastal, warm and dry, to cool and wet regions – have been further divided into blocks and managed to express the particular characteristics that make up the component wines to be blended for each of the celebrated House of Arras cuvées.
Fittingly, given the crucial role Mr Carr has played in realising this vision, the 2022 launch also celebrates the tenth consecutive release of the House of Arras E.J. Carr 2007 Late Disgorged Vintage, which is, appropriately, an outstanding expression of both Mr Carr’s vision for Australian sparkling wine and the potential of Tasmanian vineyards.
The hallmark for Australian wine, the House of Arras E J Carr 2007 Late Disgorged Vintage release exhibits all the elegance, power and complexity of a world class sparkling wine.
Says Mr Carr, "This label was first released with the 1998 vintage and this is the tenth consecutive Late Disgorged wine to go to market. This wine was aged on lees in tirage for 14 years developing an intensity of secondary characters recognised in the world’s finest cuvées."
The House of Arras 2022 Global Release wines will be available globally on September 1st, 2022. The full list of wines in the release include:
- House of Arras Museum Vintage Blanc de Blancs 2005 – RRP$350
- House of Arras EJ Carr Late Disgorged Vintage 2007 – RRP$265.99
- House of Arras Grand Vintage 2014 – RRP$118.99
- House of Arras Vintage Rosé 2014 – RRP$129.99
- House of Arras Blanc de Blancs 2014 – RRP$129.99
- House of Arras Brut Elite Cuvée 2017 – RRP$64.99
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