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We produce low quantities of first class sparkling wines in an artisan way. The vineyard has 14,000 vines of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier which is small enough that we can look after every plant carefully throughout the seasonl
We planted our vines in 2012 having analysed several different sites on the estate. The vineyard is south facing, at 50-85 meters altitude, has good protection from wind and frost, and has great mineral balance. The soil is a mixture of greensand and clay over a bedrock of sandstone.
We have also developed an old dairy unit to create the winery which is next to the vineyard. Being so close means we can protect the quality of the fruit during harvest as there is no delay from vine to press.At harvest we are able to get grapes into the press without any delay which is very helpful for fruit quality. We ferment our wines in both stainless steel and oak barrels which adds complexity.
We produce low quantities of first class sparkling wines in an artisan way. The vineyard has 14,000 vines of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier which is small enough that we can look after every plant carefully throughout the season. We believe canopy management is the best tool we have for getting the best fruit, which is very labour intensive.
We also blend wines from earlier years where possible to add more layers of taste and we intend to long age a good proportion of our wines, for which there is of course no short cut.
We released our 2016 Classic Cuvee and 2017 Rose a year ago and we released our 2015 Blanc de Blancs in the autumn.
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