WINE REVIEW
Made from a particularly ripe vintage (2020 was one of the best on record for England), this is Busi Jacobsohn’s first foray into larger format sparkling – and what a wine to start with!
This red grape-dominant cuvée is a blend of 30% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir and 30% Pinot Meunier. It is a precise and pure expression, with a dosage of just 2g/l to allow that lovely ripe fruit to speak.
On the nose there’s lots of orchard fruit, both red and green apples, with hints of riper stone fruit and lemon zestiness.
Low dosage English wines can be bracing at times, but what impressed me about this is how composed it was. The fruit was at the forefront and not the acidity. There are lots of crunchy apple flavours but also deliciously ripe peach and nectarine layers, as well as a chalky minerality, zesty lemon and a really appealing lingering smokiness.