- Colour Champagne_Sparkling
- Producer Sugrue South Downs
- Region England
- Drinking 2026 - 2038
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Later
2018 - Sugrue South Downs Rosé Ex Machina - 6x75cl
- Colour Champagne Sparkling
- Producer Sugrue South Downs
- Region England
- Drinking 2026 - 2038
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available Later
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Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026
?Pinot dominant, from the 7.35 hectare Coldharbour single vineyard site planted on West Sussex chalk in 2005, and six years on lees before disgorgement. Smoky red fruit, lemon blossom and a touch of dried green apple lead on to a steely, pink grapefruit-tinged palate. Pithy yet precise, with a sense of unctuousness marrying with that linear, laser beam of acidity. Finishes with a bit of grip and steely intensity.
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Jancis Robinson, September 2025, Score: 17.5
Deliciously fruity and seductive with perfect fruit/acid balance and fully mature from this super-ripe vintage.
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Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026
?Pinot dominant, from the 7.35 hectare Coldharbour single vineyard site planted on West Sussex chalk in 2005, and six years on lees before disgorgement. Smoky red fruit, lemon blossom and a touch of dried green apple lead on to a steely, pink grapefruit-tinged palate. Pithy yet precise, with a sense of unctuousness marrying with that linear, laser beam of acidity. Finishes with a bit of grip and steely intensity.
Region
England
England is fast becoming a rich source of high quality sparkling wines, many of which are making waves on the international scene. The chalky Kimmeridgian soil that crops up in Chablis, Sancerre, and Champagne plunges under the Channel only to resurface on the south coast of England. Grape growers in southern counties like Sussex, Kent, Hampshire, Devon and Cornwall have been making increasingly impressive cuvées using the traditional Champagne varieties (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier) and the traditional production method (second fermentation in bottle and extended ageing on lees). Ripeness is becoming an increasingly regular occurrence in this marginal climate thanks to gradually warming annual temperatures. Producers are also beginning to focus on producing still wines, but for the moment it is the high calibre of sparkling wines that are the standard bearers for the English wine industry. Their zippy acidity, fine mousse, and delicate fruit profiles are a genuinely tempting alternative to Champagne.