Wiston Estate Rose 2014

Juice obtained from the three grape varieties used in the Wiston Estate Rosé blend was fermented separately in a mixture of old Burgundy oak barrels with specially selected yeasts. The wines were then rested on their lees for several months until spring. Due to the nature of the harvest, the decision was then taken to block malolactic fermentation. Exquisitely beautiful, soft and fine: this is quite possibly the best English sparkling wine ever made.

Weather: 2014 in England was hailed as exquisite, with a large crop with great fruits. A mild winter combined with a long warm spring and summer with little rain and threat of disease. Producing quality and quantity the harvest was good, with September remaining warm. The producers that picked early in September had the best conditions, whilst those leaving late experienced some more difficulties as the weather changed.

Technical Information:
Grape Varieties: 68% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay, 22% Meunier
Ageing: 2 years on the lees
Disgorged: 2017
Dosage: 8 g/l
Drink: Now to 2022

Tasting Note: A fruit forward wine, with exotic and spicy characteristics. This light pink sparkling wine has great texture and mouthfeel with bright acidity. A long finish with elegance and finesse.

Wiston Estate Rosé 2014 is presented in an individual branded gift box (as shown in the picture on the left).

The Wiston Estate has been owned and managed by the Goring family since 1743. It took Pip Goring, wife of current owner Harry Goring, three decades to convince her husband to turn the family's turkey production into a winery. The first vines were planted in 2006 on the chalky soils of the South Downs - a land with all the hallmarks of the famous Côte des Blancs - and their 16 acres of vineyard are spread over a 6,000 acre estate.

Wiston use no herbicides on their soil and still utilise the traditional Coquard press, one of only four outside of France and the only one of its kind in the UK. With a large surface area and exceptionally gentle pressing, the Coquard enables extraction of the very highest quality juice and combined with Wiston's minimum intervention winemaking, the end product best reflects its vineyard origin and the characteristics of the vintage. Now led by famous winemaker Dermot Sugrue, Wiston are one of the frontrunners in the English sparkling wine industry.

Cellar Master: Dermot Sugrue
Winery Location: South Downs | West Sussex, England
Annual Production (bottles): Undisclosed