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

The grapes for this wine is mostly from the Pinot Noir Clone 828 in the Hunt block. We picked on October 3^rd which was nice and early. The wines were separately fermented and blended in the early spring 2023 and laid down for secondary fermentation on June 4^th. We left the wines on lees for 18 months before disgorging in January 2025. This lees ageing was chosen to retain the fruit.

TASTING NOTE

This wine is a very pale rosé with a wonderful raspberry aroma on the nose.  It is smooth and balanced with a long aftertaste of tangy soft fruit. Dosage 1 gr/L so very dry.

TECHNICAL

Vintage: 2022
Grape varieties: Pinot Noir (100%)
Alcohol (ABV): 12.5%
Dosage: 1 g/l
pH: 3.43
TA: 5.8 g/l
SO2: 79 mg/l
Closure: Diam 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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