South Downs Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay

First time trying Wiston Estate’s Blanc de Blancs, which Neal Martin described as ‘one of the finest English wines that I have encountered’. It’s hard to disagree, but this wine’s youth is perhaps its only hindrance at the moment - which is of course no bad thing. Very bright and vibrant, with a cloud-like texture on the palate and incredibly high acidity, this is a wine that wants to be left alone for at least four more years.

Impressive stuff - can’t wait to revisit.

93++

Yeasty, lovely fine mousse, delicate yet very good length, terrific English sparkler!!

Bright yellow, very fine mousse that fills the mouth beautifully. A little sharper than I remembered last time, from a dominant citrus profile led by lemon throughout with a twist of grapefruit. Fairly persistent with acidity leading. I suspect I’ll enjoy more with a bit more age.

Happy New Year!

English Bubbles

Great now, happy to be laid down for a while. Great fruit, beautiful chalky soil. Huge cork, attempts by three guys to dislodge cork.

David had this 3 years ago