GREYFRIARS
2014 Blanc de Blancs Brut English Sparkling Wine Greyfriars Vineyard
| Grapes | Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier |
| Colour | White |
| Origin | United Kingdom, England |
| Classification | English Sparkling Wine |
| ABV | 12% |
It’s a common complaint (not least from my father) that for the money of a Grand Marque champagne, say £40, you could have far more pleasure from a still wine. Well, I doubt any wine on the market offers as much pleasure per pound as this English champagne rival. It’s made from Chardonnay fermented and aged in oak like a baby Krug. And like Krug it’s full of yeasty, nutty and cooked apple flavour. All this for under £25! Henry Jeffreys, The Spectator (Jun 2017)
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Pale in colour, this youthful, all-Chardonnay fizz from Surrey displays good floral aromatic intensity with a distinctively flavoured, gently toasty quality whose crème fraîche-like mousse and hedgerow fruit flavours are balanced out by a tangy, dry finish. Rating: 88 The Wine Gang - www.thewinegang.com (Jun 2017)
Greyfriars Vineyard
Greyfriars was originally planted in 1989 and has been producing great grapes and wines for over 20 years. We took over in late 2010 with the aim of expanding the vineyard dramatically, producing stunning English sparkling wine and building a state of the art winery, cellar and tasting room. We are well on the way to that goal.
We have planted over 40 acres of new vines, predominantly the three classical Champagne grape varieties; Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. This will enable us to create a small range of spectacular English sparkling wines reflecting the unique local soil conditions, climate and heritage of the Surrey North Downs.
The Downs in southern England are blessed with similar geological and soil conditions to the Champagne region in France. At Greyfriars we have a clay/loam topsoil over several hundred feet of wonderful free draining Cretaceous chalk. The chalk was originally deposited over a hundred million years ago when this entire area was submerged under a tropical sea. The highest part of the estate offers splendid views towards the South Downs and east towards Guildford and beyond.
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2016 NYETIMBER Blanc de Blancs Brut
England United Kingdom 12% White
Chardonnay.
TASTING NOTES Light gold hue and a fine, delicate mousse. Aromas of freshly squeezed lemon, pink apple and white blossom lead into alluring notes of shortbread and crème fraiche. Fresh orchard and citrus fruits
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LOUIS POMMERY England Brut
England United Kingdom 12% White
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier.
Beautifully smooth mousse loaded with soft red fruit, a gentle apple skin note adds a pep of bright zip and then is subsumed into the joyful, easy and broader orchard fruit weight. This fills the palate and is punctuated...(read more)
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