Winemaker Notes
Lovely pale gold in color with a fine bead. This Blanc de Blancs shows their classic signature of delicate floral and citrus aromas followed by subtle vanilla and toast flavors, but now with a pure crystalline core thanks to the inclusion of Chardonnay from their Hampshire vineyards. A long, complex finish makes this a wine to be savored.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Lemon zest and wet chalk on the nose are subtle but distinct. The palate comes in with a precise, lemony focus that runs along a fault line of central freshness, buffered by silky, fine and gentle but persistent mousse. The riches of this wine are in its chalky, understated depths, in the fine detail of its mousse and in the inherent, cool, precise freshness. This is a joy that requires stillness. But if subtle elegance is your thing, you are in for a treat. There is something almost timeless about this.
Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.
The limestone soils of England’s southern end have proven ideal for the production of British sparkling wine. While it might seem too damp and cold for grape growing in England, recent warm summers and the onset of global warming signify great future growth for the British wine industry.