Chapel Down Flint Dry 2019
Chapel Down Flint Dry is a terrific introduction to English dry white wine. An attractive, aromatic white with aromas of cox’s apples, Galia melon and kiwi fruit. It has a refreshing palate with flavours of grapefruit zest and nectarine, coupled with a smooth texture and an impressively long finish. Great to see this wine in Jane MacQuitty’s Top 20 English Wines in The Times, October 2020. Chardonnay, which is being successfully grown in England … Read More
Chapel Down Bacchus 2019
Chapel Down Bacchus from the good vintage of 2019 won a Silver Medal at Wine GB Awards in 2020. Like the previous excellent vintage this is a crisp, refreshingly aromatic dry white wine characterised by melon, papaya, nettles and elderflower aromas. These follow through into the flavours of citrus and light tropical fruit together with an expressive zesty, long finish. It’s like a cross between a high class Sauvignon Blanc and a top Verdejo from … Read More
Chapel Down Chardonnay 2020
Chapel Down Chardonnay is so Chablis-like, with aromas of white peach, pear and nutty hints. It has citrus, pear and nectarine flavours and a balancing minerality and great purity of fruit. The finish is very long and smooth. A delicious, elegant, unoaked Chardonnay that would not be out of place in a line-up of classy Chablis! The follow-on vintage of Chapel Down Chardonnay is the 2020 vintage. The grapes were hand-picked in September, whole-bunch … Read More
Albourne Estate Bacchus 2018
Albourne Estate Bacchus is one of the stars of Alison Nightingale’s portfolio of amazing English still wines from West Sussex. It has subtle aromas of elderflower and green pepper, together with mango, lime and hints of fresh thyme and greek basil. It has complex and layered flavours of elderflower, asparagus, citrus and tropical hints. This wine has developed since its release in June 2019 and is now a complex, classy, dry white wine with … Read More
Albourne Estate Selection 2018
Albourne Estate Selection is vineyard owner and winemaker Alison’s favourite of the still wines she produces and we can see why! The 2018 vintage is led by Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, this wine is elegantly textured and structured. The balance of the blend is made up from small batches of Ortega, Bacchus and Chardonnay – each contributing complexity and interest. There are a range of layered aromas ranging from quince, acacia and lime … Read More
Albourne Estate White Pinot Noir 2018
Albourne Estate White Pinot Noir is a true white wine this year. It has stunning aromas of maraschino cherry, redcurrant and peach. On the palate the fruit elements develop a greater richness with raspberry and cream hints, giving the wine a generous mouth-feel that leads into a long fresh finish. It has complexity, a lovely texture and excellent length and beautiful balance. It is made from grapes from a burgundy clone Pinot Noir and … Read More
Albourne Estate Sandstone Ridge 2018
Albourne Estate Sandstone Ridge is one of four lovely still white wines produced by vineyard owner and winemaker Alison Nightingale in West Sussex; it is currently a favourite of ours. It is unusual in that it is the only one of her wines that has been exposed to the infuence of oak. It is made from Chardonnay and Ortega with a little Pinot Blanc. The Ortega grape is a cross between Siegerrebe and Muller-Thurgau; … Read More