Chapel Down Brut Reserve 2021
England, Kent
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Description
Crisp, fresh and elegant with notes of apple, light red berries and brioche.
Alcohol
12.0%
Analytical data
extra brut
4.0 g/l residual sugar
6.0 g/l acidity
Vineyard: Tenterden
Fruit is sourced from vineyards in Kent, Essex and East Sussex. Grapes grown on varied soils including chalk, clay and loam soils.
Winemaker
Josh Donaghay-Spire
Viticulture
Grapes grown predominantly on single and double guyot pruning systems.
Vinification
Cool fermentation in stainless steel followed by full malolactic fermentation.
Maturation
Maturation on fine lees in tank for 6 months before bottling and an average of 18 months further ageing on lees in bottle. A deliberately low dosage of 4g/L has been chosen for this extra brut style.
Bottling
Closure: Diam