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$41.37
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A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with reserves from previous years, and lees-aged for 2 ½ to 3 years to give...
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$41.51
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$40.67
A delightfully pale, salmon pink colour, made wholly from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes and lees-aged for 2 to...
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$74.94
All our wines are tasted and judged against their peers in the principal judging week of DWWA – but making the...
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From an excellent vintage and on lees for over six years, this exceptional bubbly is also England's most expensive...
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$60.79
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$60.00
A complex and expertly made English bubbly from one of the nation's top estates, this opens with some struck match...
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$68.94
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$68.00
This sunset-hued vintage rosé demonstrates just how far England has come on the winemaking front. And what the...
750ml
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$81.49
6 bottles:
$79.87
#54 ENTHUSIAST 100 2022. This is a vibrant and beautifully crafted blanc de blancs. Aromas of lemon, pear and green...
750ml
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$43.70
Notions of spiky lemon zest and rounded shortbread vie for dominance on the wine's lively nose. These opposing...
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$39.80
Evocative redcurrant notes play on the nose. They become more intense on the palate where lively fizz lets them mix...
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Gusbourne Estate Blanc De Blancs 2014
750ml - Case of 6
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$78.01
Chalk, flint and stone are the first impressions on the nose. These are followed by overtones of lemon and...
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Gusbourne Estate Blanc De Blancs 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$60.81
All our wines are tasted and judged against their peers in the principal judging week of DWWA – but making the...
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Gusbourne Estate Brut Reserve 2019
750ml - Case of 6
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$53.97
A complex and expertly made English bubbly from one of the nation's top estates, this opens with some struck match...
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Gusbourne Estate Rose Traditional Method 2018
750ml - Case of 6
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$61.33
This sunset-hued vintage rosé demonstrates just how far England has come on the winemaking front. And what the...
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Hambledon Vineyard Brut Premiere Cuvee NV
750ml - Case of 6
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$53.24
Confit lemon, orange blossom and white lily exude on the nose, nestling amongst ripe apricot, white peach and baked...
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Sugrue Sparkling Blanc De Blancs Cuvee BOZ 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$73.78
“I crafted this Blanc de Blancs with long cellar-ageing in mind, and I am delighted with the results: it is...
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Wiston Estate Cuvee Brut 2015
750ml - Case of 6
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$43.70
Notions of spiky lemon zest and rounded shortbread vie for dominance on the wine's lively nose. These opposing...
Champagne Blend Malvasia Primitivo England 750ml
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored foods.