{"id":11125,"date":"2024-07-25T15:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/?page_id=11125"},"modified":"2025-06-07T16:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T04:58:20","slug":"no-1-cuvee-brut-nv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/no-1-cuvee-brut-nv\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8230;beguiling confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h3>No.1 Cuv\u00e9e NV<\/h3>\n<strong>Grape Varietals:<\/strong> 99% Chardonnay &#038; 1% Pinot Noir  <br \/>\n<strong>Growing Region:<\/strong> Marlborough &#8211; New Zealand  <br \/>\n<strong>Owner \/ Chef de Cave: <\/strong>Daniel Le Brun, No.1 Family Estate\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Gavin-Wine-Review-5-Star-24-Sml-01.png\" alt=\"Gavin-Wine-Review-5-Star-24-Sml-01\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"200\" width=\"200\" title=\"Gavin-Wine-Review-5-Star-24-Sml-01\"  \/>\n\tAnother reason to celebrate, 25 years ago on Bastille Day in 1999, Adele &#038; Daniel Le Brun released their Cuv\u00e9e No.1, the first Marlborough M\u00e9thode Traditionelle from their second wine venture called No.1 Family Estate. Over time, it has become a benchmark NV M\u00e9thode Traditionelle not only for Marlborough but for the whole country.<br \/>\nAll of their wines are crafted from grapes grown in their own vineyards, situated in the renowned Wairau Valley in Marlborough. Picked at the optimal time, which is usually in March, the grapes are all hand harvested. The story behind the name Cuv\u00e9e No.1, they only use the first pressing, which is called the cuv\u00e9e, the finest and highest quality juice. This gives the juice a defined and unique personality and is rich in character setting the highest of standards for each expression.<br \/>\nAs with classic \u2018Blanc de Blancs\u2019 m\u00e9thodes, this wine was given a respected amount of time of lees ageing to encourage a broad engagement across the palate. The wine displays a textural finesse with real charm and a quality well above its price-point. This Chardonnay &#8216;Blanc de Blancs&#8217; was aged on lees for around 18 months before disgorgement, resting and dressing. \n<strong>\u2605 <\/strong>The wine has a poised finesse and charm, with an enticing bouquet of fresh citrus fruits, white peaches and subtle fresh pastry notes. These all join each other on the dancefloor that is your palate, where the medium sized mousse with its delicate texture has a beguiling confidence from its diligent time of lees. Resulting in a depth of character, all nicely balanced by varietal acidity that carries gracefully through to a memorable dry finish. \nThis No.1 Cuv\u00e9e NV has 12.5% Alc.\/vol. A Brut Style with a dosage of 6.4g\/L. Chill gently and serve in a generously curved flute or an aromatic shaped wine glass at 8\u00ba- 10\u00baC. &#8211; *NZ$40.00 \n <em>A beguiling \u2018Blanc de Blancs\u2019 that sets standards &#038; enjoyment high. <\/em>\n<p> <\/p>\n\nCELLARING POTENTIAL:  *(Article Posted 25\/7\/24) <br \/>\nDrinking perfectly now; plus it will hold &#038; age nicely for another 3 &#8211; 4 years.\n\nFOOD PAIRING SUGGESTIONS:<br \/>\n Perfect wine pairing with fresh oysters, crayfish, stuffed-crab, scallops, calamari, sashimi, herb-steamed fish, lemon chicken &#038; avocado salad, basil pesto pasta, along with an aged Beaufort &#038; Parmesan cheese &#8211; <em>enjoy<\/em>.\nAlways Share Responsibly\n<p> <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Cuvee-Brut-NV-Bottom-Banner-01.jpg\" alt=\"Cuvee-Brut-NV-Bottom-Banner-01\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"625\" width=\"1800\" title=\"Cuvee-Brut-NV-Bottom-Banner-01\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/No-1-Rose-Essenca-Glass-BottleTemp-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"  itemprop=\"url\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Stemware-Icon-01.png\" alt=\"Stemware-Icon-01\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"81\" width=\"262\" title=\"Stemware-Icon-01\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3>more wine reviews<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/recent-wine-articles\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11142,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11125","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11125"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11125\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12658,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11125\/revisions\/12658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grape-to-glass.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}