Library Collection Blanc de Blancs 2010
Winner of multiple trophies. Our first ever Library Collection release – aged an extra long time in our cellars – a much awarded example of the quality & potential of English Sparkling Wines.
From: £130.00
MULTI AWARD WINNING
AWARDS
Winner of the International Wine Challenge Trophy for the best English Sparkling Wine in 2024.
Winner of WineGB’s Trophy for the Best Aged Vintage Wine in 2024.
TASTING NOTE
Layers of honey, truffle, lemon zest, Danish pastry and crushed oyster shells, with a sublime finish that goes on and on.
Food Match Idea
A plate of the finest Sussex cheeses…
WHERE TO ENJOY…
Important note about serving this wine – do not open it with too many people at home – you may be disappointed by how quickly it disappears!
Awarded 97 Points - A limited-edition release from the excellent 2010 vintage, this is a wonderful example of how beautifully English blanc de blancs can age. Savoury, mushroom and spice aromas with notes of digestive biscuit and truffle. Generous and long, with bracing acidity but plenty of rich, savoury flavour. Drinking beautifully now but with the ability to mature further.
Description
The only English Sparkling Wine to win a trophy at the International Wine Challenge 2024!
The Chardonnay grapes were pressed in our traditional Coquard press, then half the juice was fermented in stainless steel tanks and half in old oak barrels. The still wine was rested on its lees for several months until springtime, bringing additional complexity and structure. Due to the ideal ripeness of the fruit malolactic fermentation was blocked leaving the wine with natural malic ‘energy’. Bottling took place in late spring of 2011, and then secondary fermentation and lees ageing followed. This Library Collection release was disgorged in November 2018 and has since rested 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 2010
- 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. 2011
- Alcohol 12%
- Dosage The dosage indicates the amount per litre of sugar in the 'liqueur de dosage', a mixture of wine and sugar added to the bottles when they are disgorged at the end of the ageing process, to ensure balance and harmony in the final blend. 8 grams per litre
The Library Collection from Wiston Estate
