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WINE REVIEW
100% Chardonnay (clones 95, 121, 76, 131)
50% aged in oak foudre, no Malo
This is made from the best parcels of Chardonnay and fermented with aromatic yeast strains, resulting in an incredibly perfumed sparkling wine.
On the palate there are bright orchard fruit flavours of crisp green apple, with light tropical and peachy depth, crystalline minerality and lemon freshness, and an almost sherbet lemon-like tingle on the finish. The oak is superbly judged, more subtle than the toasty 2020 vintage, which ensures the bright fruit and precision in this wine really shines.
Other Wines by this Winemaker
Black Chalk Inversion 2022
Beautiful and expressive red fruit with delicate minimality.
Black Chalk Classic 2022
Another incredibly elegant and beautifully realised sparkling wine from Black Chalk.
Black Chalk Paragon 2020
Sleek and slender with signature Hampshire raciness and the influence of impeccably nuanced oak.
Black Chalk Inversion 2020
An incredibly full and flavoursome Blanc de Noir, based around Burgundian Pinot Noir clone 777.
Black Chalk Classic 2016
Very pure, with a textured oaty grip that contrasts well with the clean, precise fruit flavours and delicate minerality
Black Chalk Wild Rose 2016
A beautiful sense of purity and an almost powdery, sherbert-like texture.
