Twee Jonge Gezellen Krone Borealis Vintage Cuvée Brut 2023

Being South African I love a good MCC (Méthode Cap Classique) and this is a great MCC!!! Very champagne-y in taste, and such great value for all that time fermenting in the bottle. This is what Krone says about it, but you decide for yourself!: "A pearl iridescence, flaxen, rippled with pale gold. Memories of the sea wash up with oyster shell ar- omatics, a salt-toned oceanic breeze. Bright green orchard apples, white blossoms, tumble with lemony freshness alongside a treacle hit of salted caramel. Deft and athletic on the palate, a contained energy.There’s a transparent luminosity to the mousse, receding creamily. Yellow apples, kumquat and naartjie, a touch of lemon meringue frame an iodine core; taut and true to the growing conditions, the acidity is firm and cleansing, revealing white ginger root on the finish."