Description

VINTAGE

2022 was a truly brilliant year in England.  Coming after two terrible years (2020 had Spring frost and 2021 was a very high disease year) it was a relief to have a great spring, no frost and a great summer with healthy, ripe and plentiful crops.

WINEMAKING

Harvest started in late September and finished mid October with Chardonnay coming off our Thompson and Dobson fields. The wines were separately fermented and blended in early spring and laid down for secondary fermentation and then lees aging for over two years allowing time for this wine to develop a complexity rivalling our previous vintages

TASTING NOTE

This powerful Chardonnay is a lovely lemon colour with perfectly persistent bubbles that leap out of the glass tickling your nose as you lift for the first sniff. Lemon, citrus rind, crisp apple and fresh pastry aromas twist your wrist to pour this sparkling elixir into your mouth. Drink now, age further, pair with oysters or a packet of crisps. This wine does not disappoint.

TECHNICAL

Vintage: 2022
Grape varieties: Chardonnay (100%)
Alcohol (ABV): 12.5%
Dosage: 1 g/L
pH: 3.14
TA: 7.1g/L
SO2: 93mg/L
Closure: Cork
Soil Association Certification: GB-ORG-05

Six miles north of Rye, in the village of Beckley in the south east corner of East Sussex, Oxney Organic Estate has been producing award-winning organic wines since 2014. The first vines were planted in 2012 by founders Kristin Syltevik and Paul Dobson, who run Oxney as part of a wider organic farming estate. Today Oxney is one of the leading estate producers of organic English wines. Oxney wines are crafted as a showcase for the naturally high-quality grapes grown in the vineyard. In the winery – a converted Grade II oasthouse – interventions are kept to a minimum to promote full fruit expression.

Planted between 2012 and 2018, Oxney’s 14 hectares of vines are located on a warm, sheltered site six miles from the English Channel and 17 metres above sea level. Vines are planted on a gentle southwest-facing slope, which maximises sun exposure and aids ripening. An adjoining ancient oak forest provides natural wind protection, helping to create excellent conditions for growing high-quality organic grapes. Four varieties are planted – Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Seyval Blanc. The soil is Tunbridge Wells sand – a fine sand and silt loam – above clay bedrock.

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