Tasting note
Sparkling red from Sussex, full of red fruit, particularly cherries and redcurrants, creamy on the palate and spicy on the nose.
Viticulture
The vines are planted on gentle slopes of sandstone, which aids drainage and provides good mineral pick up for our two sites, Foxhole and Pookchurch. The grapes are handpicked and the press wine, which would otherwise go to waste, is re-distilled to produce Gin and Vermouth.
Vinification
The hand-picked Dornfelder was crushed and then fermented on the skins in stainless steel for 4-5 days. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and maturation in barrel. A specialist red wine yeast was used for the first ferment and then the 18-2007 Champagne yeast for the bottle fermentation. Aged on lees for four years.
Food Match
The perfect pairing for rich game dishes as well as bitter chocolate desserts.