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Grape Varieties: Pinot Noir

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Pinot Noir is a grape that has been crucial to the UK, with it being one of the holy trinity of traditional method “Champagne” grapes alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier. But the grape enjoys profound success on its own all around the world, from the legendary prized wines of Burgundy to the cooler climate success of New Zealand’s Central Otago and Marlborough.

Pinot Noir is the 10th most planted grape in the world (source: Wine Folly) and the second most grown grape variety in England. Whilst domestically, most of the juice from the Pinot will end up in a Classic Cuvée sparkling blend, a Rosé (still or sparkling) or perhaps even a Blanc de Noirs, the grape’s popularity as a single varietal still wine is starting to increase.

Sparkling Brut

Everflyht Late Release Edition 1

A striking and beautifully complex elevation release from Everflyht.

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Still Red

Danbury Ridge Pinot Noir 2022

Another stellar Pinot Noir from the pioneering Essex wine estate.

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Flint Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

A really rounded and grown-up Pinot Noir with a nod to Burgundy.

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Riverview Pinot Noir 2022

A smooth Pinot Noir with soft cherry and plum flavours and a lovely peppery spice.

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Still Red

Lympstone Manor Estate Triassic Pinot Noir 2020

An light but accomplished Pinot Noir from Michael Caines’ Lympstone Manor Estate vineyard.

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Still Red

Woodchester Valley Pinot Précoce 2022

Juicy, with ripe cherries and black fruits as well as a slightly jammy richness.

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Sparkling Rosé

Bluestone Saignée Rosé 2020

A sublime and indulgent Saignée rosé from one of the emergent names in English sparkling.

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Sparkling Brut

Busi Jacobsohn Magnum Cuvée Extra Brut 2020

A first large format release from Busi, with precise orchard fruit and delicate softness.

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Sparkling Rosé

Rathfinny Rosé Brut 2019

A crisp and line rosé expression that comes into its element when paired with seafood.

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Sparkling Brut

Langham Corallian Classic Cuvée NV (2021 Base)

Perfectly poised, straddling the line between leanness and decidedly nutty complexity.

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Sparkling Brut

Solstice by Danbury Ridge – 1st Edition

An expressive sparkling wine that combines apricot and blood orange flavours with oxidative complexity.

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Sparkling Brut

Nyetimber x Team GB Classic Cuvée MV

Nyetimber teams up with Team GB for an English sparkling Olympic games.

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Sparkling Brut

Digby Vintage Reserve Brut 2014

Beautifully developed, this ten year aged beauty is full of biscuit and baked apple richness.

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Sparkling Brut

All Angels Classic Cuvée 2017

An expansive English sparkling wine, with distinctive tropical notes and nutty pastry complexities.

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Sparkling Brut

High Clandon The Shakespearean Cuvée 2019

A refined and perfectly poised English sparkling wine from Surrey.

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Sparkling Rosé

Leonardslee Brut Rosé 2021

A crisp and bright red fruit-laced sparkling rosé with a twist of Pinotage.

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Sparkling Brut

Bluestone Premier Cuvée 2019

Invigorating and crisp, with soft orchard fruit and a deliciously nutty complexity.

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Sparkling Brut

Roebuck Classic Cuvée 2018

Rich and rounded with bright acid line that cuts through and a saline finish.

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Still Rose

The Heretics ‘Blowhorn’ Pale Rosé 2023

Burgundian textures combined with precise red fruit and brisk, crisp acidity. Delightful!

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Sparkling Brut

Highweald Brut Reserve NV

A generously rich style of English sparkling from a new emerging name.

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Sparkling Rosé

Winding Wood Brut Rosé 2020

A delicious rosé packed full of concentrated red fruits and pastry complexities.

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Still Rose

Coolhurst Lady Elizabeth Rosé 2018

An indulgent and beautifully rich 2018 rosé with decadent pastry complexity.

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Sparkling Rosé

The Grange Pink NV

A superbly balanced and rounded sparkling rosé from Hampshire.

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Sparkling Rosé

Balfour Brut Rosé 2019

Another great vintage of Balfour’s flagship rosé, with tangy red berry and a hint of honeyed flavours.

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Nyetimber Blanc de Blancs 2018

A ripe classic of English Chardonnay with ripe orchard fruit and racy freshness.

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Davenport Limney Sparkling Rosé 2022

Brisk, crisp, clean cranberry, cherry and raspberry flavours.

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Flint Silex 2024

Complex, ripe fruit structure with oak texture and a lovely lingering minerality.

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Spotlight Tasting: Chardonnay

John taste’s through a selection of the country’s finest Chardonnay wines.

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Exploring Pinot Noir with Oastbook

John talks to America Brewer of Oastbrook Estate & tastes three expressions of Pinot Noir.

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Calancombe Estate

Stephan talks to Lance of Calancombe Estate on wine and crowdfunding.

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