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Without hesitation one of the great sparkling wines I’ve had in recent years, including those of Champagne, Wiston Estate’s flagship 2015 Cuvée Brut is a simply outstanding wine in a wholly different league to their NV Brut.
Deep coloured and intensely aromatic from the get-go, the wine is medium to full bodied with an incredibly complex array of both flavour and texture on the palate. The pattern of acidity (in this case, truly like a lime has been juiced at the back of your mouth) is very British, but the autolysis lends so much more to this wine and sets it aside from much of the English fizz I’ve tried to date.
To know that this wine was produced from just nine year-old vines is so, so exciting. Along with the estate’s 2014 Cuvée Rosé, this is a benchmark for English wine. Hats off to winemaker Dermot Sugrue.
Without hesitation one of the great sparkling wines I’ve had in recent years, including those of Champagne, Wiston Estate’s flagship 2015 Cuvée Brut is a simply outstanding wine in a wholly different league to their NV Brut.
Deep coloured and intensely aromatic from the get-go, the wine is medium to full bodied with an incredibly complex array of both flavour and texture on the palate. The pattern of acidity (in this case, truly like a lime has been juiced at the back of your mouth) is very British, but the autolysis lends so much more to this wine and sets it aside from much of the English fizz I’ve tried to date.
To know that this wine was produced from just nine year-old vines is so, so exciting. Along with the estate’s 2014 Cuvée Rosé, this is a benchmark for English wine. Hats off to winemaker Dermot Sugrue.
My second time trying Wiston Estate’s NV, this time in a new, more stylish bottle. Based (I’m fairly sure) on the 2018 vintage, my experience this time round is largely similar in my conclusion that this is a high quality, great value English sparkling wine that sits at the entry level of Wiston’s portfolio.
The nose takes some coaxing, gradually revealing tight-knit aromas of apple tart and burnt butter.
The palate is taut, very precise with incredible purity of fruit, a medley of Granny Smith apple, lemon sherbet and lime juice. The acidity is notably high in this bracing wine that I find goes extremely well with seafood pasta.
My second time trying Wiston Estate’s NV, this time in a new, more stylish bottle. Based (I’m fairly sure) on the 2018 vintage, my experience this time round is largely similar in my conclusion that this is a high quality, great value English sparkling wine that sits at the entry level of Wiston’s portfolio.
The nose takes some coaxing, gradually revealing tight-knit aromas of apple tart and burnt butter.
The palate is taut, very precise with incredible purity of fruit, a medley of Granny Smith apple, lemon sherbet and lime juice. The acidity is notably high in this bracing wine that I find goes extremely well with seafood pasta.
Rich and multi-layered, this English sparkling shows all the hallmarks of the finest NV champagne with toasted brioche, baked apple and lemon zest cut along a lean, energetic profile that’s incredibly enjoyable. Medium bodied with moderate acidity, it finishes long and benefits from some time in the glass. Should age quite nicely for the next few years. Excellent stuff.
Rich and multi-layered, this English sparkling shows all the hallmarks of the finest NV champagne with toasted brioche, baked apple and lemon zest cut along a lean, energetic profile that’s incredibly enjoyable. Medium bodied with moderate acidity, it finishes long and benefits from some time in the glass. Should age quite nicely for the next few years. Excellent stuff.
England
