Library Collection Cuvée 2009
Wiston’s first ever commercial release – aged for many years in our cellars – it is a snapshot of our history.
From: £90.00
AGED FOR OVER A DECADE
TASTING NOTES
This wine has a superbly fine mousse, delicate notes of tangerine, cherry Bakewell and white chocolate on the nose, while the palate is beautifully fresh with a backbone of citrus alongside richer lemon curd and marzipan notes.
FOOD MATCH IDEA
This wine really is divine by itself – but if you are looking for a match, try with some game paté on chunks of fresh baguette.
WHERE TO ENJOY…
One to share with your very best friends, to celebrate life’s big, and equally important little, moments.
Creaminess and saltiness on the nose come with a sense of gentle powderiness that seems to stem from oak with creamy florality, and yes, Rayner-Ward confirmed that there had been some newer oak – not new but newer. Electric acidity immediately hits the palate. This is svelte, streamlined with really fine, creamy mousse – astonishingly youthful and deeply salty. The finish reveals the true nature of the wine: chalkiness, subtle and bright with a distinct and long umami aftertaste. Remarkable for such young wines in such a challenging soil as chalk. Wow.
Description
Grapes were pressed in Wiston’s iconic Coquard press – allowing for extremely gentle pressing. Each variety was picked at optimal ripeness, fermentation was carried out in a range of young and old Burgundy barrels, as well as stainless steel, and without malolactic fermentation. The wine was then bottled in July 2010, and allowed to rest for thirteen years ageing on lees – being finally disgorged in December 2023 .
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 60% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier
- Vintage 2009
- 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. 2010
- 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
