The wine presents a light gold colour, with subtle red fruit aromas strawberry and red cherries with a hint of acacia and black pepper, this leads to deliciously rounded succulent palate balanced by beautifully clean acidity. The wine somehow both cleanses and envelopes on the finish.
2023 had perfect conditions for flowering and fruit set and a warm and dry harvest period the quality of the fruit was excellent and we harvested in early October.
Production Notes
100% Pinot Noir, the grapes from our vineyard were handpicked, and pressed in October. After low temperature fermentation to accentuate the thiol aromas the wine was left in tank over winter but not allowed to go to malolactic fermentation, the juice was very clear and required minimal fining and developed a rich aroma of red fruits with a soft creamy palate with crisp acidity. The wine was bottled in March 2024.
Grape: Pinot Noir: 100%
Region: Sussex
Country: England
ABV: 11.5
Vintage: 2023
What the critics have said:
Floral nose, like a froth of orange blossom. Juicy. Nectarines and a rather yummy dash of salinity. Fine-boned and elegant with a kind of 'transparency' on the finish.The acidity is.. poised. Surprisingly, the wine was actually better when tasted at room temperature. The fruit tasted riper, rounder andmore defined. No hurry to drink this, and don't serve it too cold.
Tamlyn Currin for Jancis Robinson
