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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 Prestige

1086 Nyetimber Rosé 2010

Honeyed pastry notes add weigh to a clean mineral backbone in this delicate but expressive Rosé.

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Sparkling Prestige

1086 Nyetimber Prestige Cuvée 2009

A hugely impressive and appealing wine demonstrating sublime integration and development.

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Sparkling Brut

Nyetimber Classic Cuvée MV (2014 Base)

A Perfect balance between the zesty vibrance, the riper stone fruit flavours and nutty, biscuity notes.

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Sparkling Brut

Sugrue The Trouble With Dreams 2014

A wealth of biscuit, oatmeal and nutty complexity, whilst the texture is smooth, creamy and enveloping.

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Sparkling Brut

Raimes Classic 2014

Rich on the ripe orchard fruit flavours with a decadently creamy, soft mousse.

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Sparkling Rosé

Camel Valley Pinot Noir Rosé Brut 2015

Crisp citrus up front, with crunchy red apple and tangy cranberry notes, this is a perfectly balanced rosé.

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Sparkling Brut

Gusbourne Brut Reserve Twenty Fourteen

A delicious, rich Brut Reserve from Gusbourne with lovely nutty complexity.

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Sparkling Rosé

Rathfinny Rosé 2015

A textbook example of winemaker restraint resulting in a wine of finesse and precision.

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Still Rose

Denbies Rose Hill

Delicate, charms are echoed by beautiful aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry and cherry blossom.

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Still Red

Gusbourne Pinot Noir 2016

A beautifully feminine floral Pinot Noir with precise summer red fruit flavours.

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Sparkling Brut

Albourne Estate Premier Cuvée 2013

Impressive length with profound yeasty complexity on the finish.

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Sparkling Brut

Greyfriars Cuvée Royale 2015

Quite simply the best, most grown-up wine that has been released to date from the rising stars of Surrey. Very exciting!

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Still Rose

Off the Line Dancing Dog Rosé 2017

A playful, easy drinking rosé that comes perfectly timed for summer sipping.

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Still Rose

Albury Organic Silent Pool Rosé 2017

A superb English rosé with ripe strawberries, white peach and creamy textures on the mid-taste.

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Sparkling Brut

Albourne Estate Rosé 2015

A fun, fruity and playful wine with an underlying red berry fruit purity that remains firmly true to Albourne Estate’s established stylistic expression.

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Sparkling Brut

Wiston Estate Cuvée Brut 2009

Dermot Sugrue’s latest masterpiece comes in the form of a Pinot biased Cuvée from Wiston.

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Sparkling Prestige

Nyetimber Tillington Single Vineyard 2010

An elegant and gently textured English Sparkling with real finesse.

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Sparkling Brut

Black Chalk Classic 2015

What impresses the most is the precision of the flavour; it’s a very fruit-focused sparkling.

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Sparkling Rosé

Black Chalk Wild Rose 2015

A bright, wild rosé with intense strawberry, raspberry and cherry blossom character.

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Still Red

Lyme Bay Pinot Noir 2016

A simply fantastic Pinot Noir, full of delicious, ripe red fruit flavours and velvety, integrated tannin. A must-try!

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Sparkling Rosé

Bluebell Hindleap Rosé 2014

Elegant, refined, and with a lengthy finish that will keep you reaching for another pour.

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Sparkling Brut

Oxney Organic Classic 2015

Soft, ripe apricot with surprisingly warming honeyed notes.

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Sparkling BdN

Harrow & Hope Blanc de Noirs 2013

Creamy with great weight, hints of spice and a delightful drying finish.

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Langham Blanc de Noirs 2013

Very refined with gorgeous textures throughout, this will mature excellently in the bottle.

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Balfour Nouveau 2025

A vivid, bright and concentrated Nouveau expression of Essex Pinot Noir.

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Chilcomb Valley Classic Cuvée NV

A generous and expressive Classic Cuvée from Hampshire.

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Hundred Hills Blanc de Noirs 2021

A striking and intellectual expression of Pinot Noir.

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