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Tasting Notes: Mineral

Still White

New Hall Single Estate Bacchus 2022

Crisp with vibrant acidity and limey zestiness with tropical richness of passion fruit and papaya.

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Sparkling Brut

Everflyht Brut NV ‘B20’

Classic British orchard freshness, beautiful precision with just a hint of biscuity complexity.

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Sparkling BdB

Digby Blanc de Blancs Brut 2013

Digby’s first Blanc de Blancs is an expressive, racy expression, bursting with precise fruit and delicate honeyed pastry tones.

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Sparkling BdB

Exton Park RB45 Blanc de Blancs

Crunchy green apple, citrus zest with light creamy waves and a touch of creamy lemon posset.

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Still White

Oastbrook Chardonnay Oak 2020

Understated and elegant: there’s a bright nose of red apple and citrus zest, with a mineral, struck match note.

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Greyfriars NOOR 2020

Green apple, citrus, white peach, and a flinty minerality with a light textured nuttiness.

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Sparkling BdN

Balfour Hush Heath Blanc de Noirs 2018

A fusion of tangy red berries, orange and lemon citrus with enveloping, peachy generosity that leads to a mineral finish.

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Still White

Simpsons Roman Road Chardonnay 2020

A promising Chardonnay with notes of ripe apple and peach, butterscotch and toasted spice.

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Sparkling Rosé

Exton Park RB23 Rosé

Ripe cherry, raspberry and peach with delicate complexities and tingling minerality.

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Sparkling Brut

Busi-Jacobsohn Cuvée Brut 2018

Fine-tuned, linear acidity and crunchy green apples lead to riper pear and apricot flavours.

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Still White

Astley Vineyard Kerner 2018

Very clean and zest, with fresh and floral notes.

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Sparkling Brut

Black Chalk Classic 2016

Very pure, with a textured oaty grip that contrasts well with the clean, precise fruit flavours and delicate minerality

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Still White

Danebury Madeleine Angevine 2018

A ripe vintage with fleshy white peach, light salinity and floral hints.

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Simpsons Estate Roman Road Chardonnay 2018

WOTM November 2019 Immaculate and Chablis-esque, with lovely hints of minerality, suggestions of toasted oak, tangerine peel and spice.

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Still White

Woodchester Valley Orpheus Bacchus 2018

WOTM September 2019 Grassy and aromatic with plentiful tropical fruit richness thanks to the fantastic 2018 vintage fruit.

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Still White

Albourne Estate Bacchus 2018

Notes of thyme and sage add a savoury component that would pair well with many summer dishes.

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Still White

Danebury Madeleine Angevine 2016

Lots of character for a light wine, with pleasing floral and mineral notes on the finish.

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Sparkling Prestige

Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Coeur de Cuvée 2014

WOTM May 2019 A celebration of English Chardonnay purity, and it comes with such welcoming texture and complexity.

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Sparkling BdB

Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2014

WOTM April 2019 A little nervy; tangy apple and vibrant citrus, but it integrates so brilliantly with the supple mousse.

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Sparkling BdB

Gusbourne Blanc de Blancs 2013

Bright and precise, this elegant Blanc de Blancs excels with its focussed orchard fruit flavours and delicate minerality.

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Sparkling BdN

Fox & Fox Meunier Blanc de Noirs 2014

A first of its kind Meunier Blanc de Noirs with distinctive red apple, berry and nutty savoury character.

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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 BdB

Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs 2014

A lively, crisp palate awaits with a zesty lemon tart zing and lightly honeyed stone fruit flavours.

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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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Balfour Cuvée Owen Erland Elias 2020

Incredibly precise, with beautifully integrated complexities.

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Langham x Capreolus Ratafia of England

A true meeting of two brilliant minds, this Ratafia from Langham and Capreolus is a sheer delight.

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Oxney Organic Pinot Meunier Blanc de Noirs 2022

Christmas in a glass! This is a captivating expression of Pinot Meunier.

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Hundred Hills

Stephen visits Hundred Hills in Oxfordshire.

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Great British Wine Festive Round-up 2025

John’s final round-up of the year looks at a selection of the finest sparkling wines for Christmas.

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Cobble Hill Vineyard

Stephen looks at recent developments and progress at Norfolk’s Cobble Hill Vineyard.

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