Description

VINTAGE

Our Estate NV is a non-vintage wine, blended from base wines from different years to consistently achieve our signature house style.

WINEMAKING

Every year we make base wines from different parcels of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Seyval Blanc grapes, which we blend with reserve wines to match our house style. Parcels are hand-picked, whole-bunch pressed, fermented and put through malolactic conversion separately. The Estate blend is then bottled for the second fermentation, before undergoing several months’ lees ageing. Following disgorgement we add 9g/L dosage and bottle-age for three further months prior to release.

TASTING NOTE

A fresh, crisp, approachable style of English sparkling wine with clean flavours of red apple, pear and toast.

TECHNICAL

Vintage: NV
Grape varieties: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Seyval Blanc
Alcohol (ABV): 11%
Dosage: 9g/L
TA: 7.8g/L
pH: 3.06
SO2 total: 52mg/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 the largest estate producer 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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