Jack&Jill Vintage Brut
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed fresh, typically within 1 to 4 years of vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, smoked salmon blinis, triple-cream brie
✨ Technical Specifications
The Jack & Jill range by Scotchmans Hill is named with a playful nod to the rolling hills of the Bellarine Peninsula. This Vintage Brut is crafted using traditional cool-climate varieties, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, sourced from select Victorian vineyards. It undergoes secondary fermentation to develop its signature creamy texture and fine bead, balancing fresh citrus and green apple notes with a delicate yeast autolysis character. It represents a lively, approachable expression of Victorian sparkling wine, capturing the maritime freshness of the region.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1982 by David and Vivienne Browne on an erstwhile dairy farm, Scotchmans Hill stands as the pioneer and quintessential benchmark estate of Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula within the Geelong wine region. Perched atop the peninsula's extinct volcanic outcrop, the vineyards benefit from fertile black basaltic clays over limestone subsoils, complemented by maritime microclimates moderated by Port Phillip Bay and the Southern Ocean. Under the stewardship of long-tenured Chief Winemaker Robin Brockett, who joined the fold in 1988, the estate champions low-intervention viticulture certified under Sustainable Winegrowing Australia. Brockett's cellar philosophy prioritizes site-driven purity, native fermentations, sensitive French oak integration, and extended lees maturation. Scotchmans Hill produces distinguished cold-climate expressions, most notably its flagship Estate and Cornelius Chardonnay, tactile Pinot Gris, and estate Sauvignon Blanc, alongside celebrated regional ventures like the Henry Frost Riesling and approachable Jack & Jill tiers.
🍇 Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir