Winemaker and winery: Owen Elias, Chapel Down.
Grape variety: 34% Pinot noir, 22% Rondo, 10% Regent, 8% Bacchus, 7% Schönburger, 5% Reichensteiner and 5% Pinot Meunier. The additional 9% comprises small amounts of Dornfelder, Huxelrebe, Madeline Angevine, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay.
Region: Vineyards in Kent, Essex and Sussex, South East England.
Viticulture/Vinification: The 2009 harvest produced an excellent vintage for all of England’s wine producers, with good crop levels and ripeness. Owen Elias selected some excellent parcels of red grape varieties, carefully cold fermented the juice (12-18°) in stainless steel tanks to produce a fresh aromatic rosé. Grapes are sourced from 5-20 year-old vines. This wine is unoaked.
Availability: June – 106 stores.
12% vol.

Salmon pink. A lot of sulphur on the nose and nothing pleasant. A hint of fizz and nice fresh acidity. Pity about the nose. Lovely after taste.

23/03/10

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