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WINE REVIEW
This blend of 41% Pinot Noir, 38% Pinot Meunier and 21% Chardonnay is the second vintage from Jacob Leadley’s eye-catching Black Chalk label. The wine spent 20 months on lees before being disgorged in November with a dosage of 7g/l.
The Wild Rose 2016 has an elegant nose of wild strawberry with hints of raspberry as well as soft, light notes of sweet pastry and brioche.
It has a super bright and fresh palate with exuberant youth and freshness that leads to tangy cranberry and raspberry.
This is quite linear and direct, but there’s a beautiful sense of purity and an almost powdery, sherbert-like texture. Give it time in the glass, and you will be rewarded.
Other Wines by this Winemaker
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 Classic 2015
What impresses the most is the precision of the flavour; it's a very fruit-focused sparkling.
Black Chalk Wild Rose 2015
A bright, wild rosé with intense strawberry, raspberry and cherry blossom character.
