2005 Chapel Down, Pinot Reserve Brut, Kent

2005 Chapel Down, Pinot Reserve Brut, Kent

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2005 Chapel Down, Pinot Reserve Brut, Kent

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Description

A most impressive English sparkler, made in the traditional Méthode Champenoise by Owen Elias and his very competent team at Chapel Down. Biscuity notes from the autolysis are finely integrated with the red fruit from the Pinots (Noir and Blanc) and the ensemble is rounded and long. Nyetimber beware… there is now strong competition in the increasingly impressive English sparkling wine portfolio.
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Chapel Down Vineyard

Chapel Down Vineyard

English wine, long described by those with a fondness for unoriginal humour, as an oxymoron, is gradually reversing its reputation as the source of tart and over-priced wines.

Global warming, internationally trained winemakers, and focus on better-suited varietals all play their part in this re-appraisal.

Under the rather formal corporate umbrella nomenclature of English Wines PLC, Chapel Down is based at Tenterdon in Kent and continues to impress with a range where both still white and sparkling wines are starting to show real class.

A well named and nicely rounded wine from winemaker Owen Elias, the Flinty Dry is made from a blend, the mainstay of which is the Bachus vine variety.

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Other Varieties

Other Varieties

There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.

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