Wiston Estate Blanc de Blancs 2018
Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay) is what Wiston has won the most awards for over the years. Chardonnay and our chalky South Downs soils were made for each other.
From: £58.00
OUR MOST AWARDED WINE
TASTING NOTES
Notes of intense nougat and lemon zest on the nose, with ripe greengage, apples and pastry flavours on the palate.
FOOD MATCH IDEA
A wine to savour with hearty, winter seafood dishes—think buttery crab on warm, toasted sourdough, or a creamy seafood chowder.
WHERE TO ENJOY…
Cosy up at home with a woolly blanket and a flickering candle, pour a glass, and savour it alongside a platter of canapés. Perfect for a quiet evening in.
Toasty, smoky, savoury. Berry and orange aromas. Praline, frangipane and a hedonistic finish.
17 points. Statuesque, Rubenesque, thrillingly spicy. On the draw, it tastes of candied angelica, candied lemon peel, papaya, and then, and then … the spices fill and fill and fill every space. Sweet cardamom, pink Sichuan pepper, white pepper, helichrysum (italicum), chocolate mint, fennel seed. It's bold, has an almost buccaneer swagger, a gorgeous swathe of sweep of body and flavour and drama. Pair with lobster or a candlelit bubble bath. Anything that feels extravagant.
This really stood out in the blind line-up for its beauty and slowly unfurling magnificence. At first, just-poured and cold, aromas of lemon curd and buttery flowers, and on the palate, as delicate as a daisy chain and just as pretty. Like fresh buttered scones bright with lemon zest and candied lemon peel. But as it warmed in the glass, it grew, deepened, became more sonorous. It was as if the flowery petals were dropping away, revealing hitherto unseen richness. This is outstanding.
Description
Our vintage wines are only made in years when the vines produce the very best quality grapes. If you want to see for yourselves how this wine is made – come and join one of our winery tours…
The 2018 harvest, which has gone down in recent folklore of UK grape growing. A year when the stars aligned. A four-week window of exceptional weather around flowering helped create a bountiful crop (approx. 70% more than average) with exceptional level of ripeness. Who’d have bet on that in late February when we welcomed the Beast from the East?! The good weather persisted, through October, when the grapes were hand harvested. The whole bunches (solely sourced from our original vineyard) were gently pressed in the Coquard to preserve delicate fruit flavours and aromas. The juice was fermented in a mix of old French barrels and stainless steel tanks, and stored on lees for nine months before bottling. The wine was then aged for 4-5 years on lees before disgorgement and ageing on cork.
READY TO DRINK?
Ready to drink on release. Can be kept if stored properly – see our tips for looking after your bottles at home…
Technical information
- Blend 100% Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Bottling Our wines are bottled the summer after harvest, which is the moment they begin their second fermentation, which gives them their bubbles and evolved character. 2019
- Alcohol 12%
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OFFER
Wiston Estate Rosé 2018
From: £54.00Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product pageTo mark Valentine’s Day, each single bottle of our Rose 2018 purchased will be presented with a complimentary gift box and a Valentines card, thoughtfully included.
Available online and in our cellar door for a limited time, from now until the 14th February.
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Sparkling Wine Stopper
£10.00Tried and tested stopper to help preserve the fizz!
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Gift Box – Oxide Blue
£3.50Make every moment special with a Wiston Gift Box. Thoughtful, stylish, and easy to gift—just don’t forget to add one!
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