Region : United Kingdom > Hampshire > Test Valley

 

Tasting Note : Floral and aromatic with hints of brioche, bready notes and some citrus / lemon notes. It has a good mousse and is fresh and clean on the palate with good, chalky minerality. It has a clean, dry and persistent on the finish.

 

Blend : 60% Chardonnay, 27% Pinot Noir, 13% Pinot Meunier.

 

Wine Making : Traditional method. The grapes were pressed gently in a traditional basket press, then the juice fermented in a mixture of temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and barriques. The wine was then blended and bottled for the second fermentation, and spent several years on lees before disgorgement.

 

Ageing : Several years in the bottle following steel tank fermentation.

 

ABV : 12.5%

 

Drink With : Goats cheese, appetizers, shellfish.