Sale!

NO. 1 FAMILY ESTATE CUVÉE NO 1 MÉTHODE TRADITIONNELLE NV

Product Code: 2454
Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough
Style: Sparkling
Variety: Méthode Traditionnelle
Producer: No.1 Family Estate

Closure: Cork
Unit: Each
Volume: 750ml
Alcohol: 12.5%
Grape: 99% Chardonnay, 1% Pinot Noir

Original price was: $48.99.Current price is: $39.99.

In stock

ADD TO FAVOURITES

Gold Medal & 95/100 – Decanter World Wine Awards 2025
Gold Medal – Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2022

Winery notes (NV)
"Cuvée No.1 was the first wine produced by No.1 Family Estate. This Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs is lees aged to encourage full yeast autolysis. The wine displays texture, finesse and charm. Typical, complex, Champagne-like characters with savoury layers of citrus and stone fruits."

5 Stars & 95/100 Stephen Wong MW, The Real Review, March 2025 (NV)
"Mid-lemon hue. This powerful, tightly wound wine is very complex with layers of fresh herbs, subtle smoke, oyster shell and steely minerality juxtaposed against generous lees development notes of cigarbox, brioche and hazelnut. The dry palate is impressively powerful and weighty yet also surprisingly elegant and light on its feet. The panoply of flavours reprises on the long, sustained finish. It has the structure and depth to continue developing complexity in bottle but is already at a delicious stage."

DWWA Judges' Comments (NV)
"Sublime beeswax, white peach and brioche notes are underpinned by a searing salinity which drives through the linear grapefruit acidity and delicate spritz, ending fresh and long."

Joelle Thomson, drinksbiz Magazine December 2024 (NV)
"This is one of the flagship wines of No.1 Family Estate and Chardonnay and extended ageing on yeast lees marry beautifully to create a full-bodied bubbly with creamy aromas and smooth texture. (A small portion of this wine is held back each year to age longer on yeast lees and this wine then becomes the No.1 Reserve.)"

5 Stars & 94/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2024 (NV)
"Charming and inviting, the bouquet shows nectarine, lemon peel, oatmeal and subtle spice aromas, followed by a finely textured palate that’s beautifully flowing and lingering. Harmonious and elegant, offering fabulous drinking. 100% Chardonnay; aged on lees for 18+ months."

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, November 2024 (NV)
"This has to be the perfect aperitif, the bouquet is both pure and precise, it is seductive with complexity and depth. Aromas of citrus and fresh butter brioche, the autolysis intensity increases as the wine opens out in glass, complexity and fruit spice, flower, mineral and new. As the wine touches the palate the mousse delivers a rush of flavours wrapped is a precise and bold texture, carrying with it flavours of citrus and white peach, then breadth and depth from entreillage of at least 18 months. Can you tell this is one of my favourites?"

94/100 David Walker Bell, WineFolio.co.nz, November 2024 (NV)
"A Méthode Traditionnelle wine from Marlborough. The Le Brun family first released this Blanc de Blancs expression of 100% Chardonnay sparkling in 1999, and it has been a classic of New Zealand bubbles in the 25 years since. A pale lemon-yellow colour in the glass. The bouquet has a burst of yeasty autolysis and is sufficiently complex that you’d think it came from Champagne. Lemon, green apple and quince is layered with rich, buttery brioche, and a honeysuckle floral note. A fine bead of bubbles shows off the kinetic energy coiled through the palate. Dry, zesty and so crisp – a really fine example of New Zealand (and Marlborough) sparkling. The finish is very persistent and elegant."

We provide a door to door delivery service nationwide. Delivery charges are calculated on a 12 bottle case or part there of.

Delivery charges are calculated during the checkout process based off your address post code. Please ensure you choose the correct post code. We will advise you if you have chosen the incorrect post code.

You may also choose to 'pick up' your order from our wine shop at 188 Durham Street South, Christchurch.

For further details on prices and delivery options please go to the Delivery & Returns section of our site.

If for any reason you are not entirely happy with your order or you suspect that it may be affected by a quality issue, please do not hesitate to contact us and we will remedy the problem straight away. Contact us on (03) 3655134.

Note, for orders of 1 - 2 bottles we charge an additional $6 for packaging. To ensure the safety of the bottles we use specially designed posting boxes.

Can't find what you're looking for or we don't have enough product in stock? Get in touch with us and we'll see what we can do.

No.1 Family Estate is renowned for its dedication to crafting exceptional Méthode Traditionelle wines in Marlborough, New Zealand. Founded by Daniel and Adele Le Brun, the winery specialises in producing traditional sparkling wines using time-honoured techniques passed down from generations of winemakers in Champagne. For over 40 years, No.1 Family Estate has pioneered this method in the region, benefiting from Marlborough’s ideal climate and soils.

Their wines are made exclusively from handpicked grapes grown in their own vineyard in the Wairau Valley. The winery focuses on three main grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, all of which are classic Champagne clones. The wines are handcrafted using the finest first press juice, and traditional fermentation methods, ensuring a perfect balance of elegance and finesse.

No.1 Family Estate produces a signature range that includes a non-vintage Blanc de Blancs, Rosé, and a blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, as well as vintage wines crafted only in the best years. With meticulous attention to detail, their winemaking process captures the essence of the Champagne method, resulting in wines with fine bubbles, rich flavours, and long ageing potential, celebrated both in New Zealand and internationally.