CUVÉE BOZ

100% Chardonnay from the Jenkyn Place vineyard, Hampshire, planted in 2004. Made as a tribute to Dermot Sugrue's brother. Unoaked, full malo. Bottled July 2016; disgorged September 2020 (so more than four years' ageing on lees). Dosage 9 g/l. 6,200 bottles produced. Tasted blind. Very effervescent! Deep straw colour. Almost ethereal; very high toned. Really neat and nicely married, though with a hint of acetic. Slightly austere. Bone-dry finish. A real mouthwash. Light-bodied, quintessential aperitif blanc de blancs. Recommended for grower-champagne fans! Drinking range: 2022 - 2028 Rating: 17 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jun 2021)

“Barry Ben Sugrue – was my brother and this wine is dedicated to him. Boz was spectacularly gifted, an ardent and accomplished man, bright as the crisp-white paper his razor-sharp pencil raised perfection upon. This Blanc de Blancs is my tribute, but truth is there is no fitting tribute to someone like Boz… Cuvée Boz is my attempt however.” I crafted this Blanc de Blancs with long cellar-ageing in mind, and I am delighted with the results: it is everything you would expect from a mature English Blanc de Blancs – floral notes of white flowers and citrus, with precise and elegant fruit on the palate but with a weight and textural complexity that is only possible to achieve with extended time on lees in the winery. This wine was vinified entirely in stainless barrels, without any oak, so a remarkable clarity and freshness shines through displaying toasty, flint-like minerality and a long, persistent finish. Winemaker's notes (May 2023)