(2024) A blend of a very precise 48.5% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Noir, 18.5% Pinot Meunier and 7% Reserve wine, all from Bluestone's estate vineyards. It spent 36 months ageing on the lees. This has a golden hue and plenty of small, streaming bubbles. The nose has loads of walnut and buttered toast, brioche character, yellow apple and citrus adding zip and freshness. There's plenty of fruit sweetness and ripeness on the palate, the dosage adding to that sense of delicious approachability. The acid structure gives a bracing salt and citrus balance, and that toastiness is the third element in a balanced, long finish.