Wiston Estate Winery
South Downs Blanc de Blancs Chardonnay
England
My second time trying this wine having opened my case three years ago, and the 2015 BdB from Wiston hasn’t budged an inch. It remains a taut, incredibly youthful and monolithic Chardonnay which will age well for another decade at least. While the nose is a little shy, it has great effervescence and pristine aromas of gooseberries, lemon sherbet, crushed shells and hints of bread. On the palate the wine is very singular and direct; a testament to great English Chardonnay, with massive acidity and flavours of brioche and bitter lemon, and great minerality – perhaps the most I’ve experienced in an English fizz. The finish is, well, endless, and the wine benefits greatly from time in the glass, gaining a bit of fat and broader mouthfeel. Really complex stuff, and a wine I’ll leave for another three years at least before trying again.
My second time trying this wine having opened my case three years ago, and the 2015 BdB from Wiston hasn’t budged an inch. It remains a taut, incredibly youthful and monolithic Chardonnay which will age well for another decade at least. While the nose is a little shy, it has great effervescence and pristine aromas of gooseberries, lemon sherbet, crushed shells and hints of bread. On the palate the wine is very singular and direct; a testament to great English Chardonnay, with massive acidity and flavours of brioche and bitter lemon, and great minerality – perhaps the most I’ve experienced in an English fizz. The finish is, well, endless, and the wine benefits greatly from time in the glass, gaining a bit of fat and broader mouthfeel. Really complex stuff, and a wine I’ll leave for another three years at least before trying again.
Jul 28th, 2024
Yeasty, lovely fine mousse, delicate yet very good length, terrific English sparkler!!
Yeasty, lovely fine mousse, delicate yet very good length, terrific English sparkler!!
Jul 4th, 2021
Happy New Year!
English Bubbles
Great now, happy to be laid down for a while. Great fruit, beautiful chalky soil. Huge cork, attempts by three guys to dislodge cork.
Happy New Year!
English Bubbles
Great now, happy to be laid down for a while. Great fruit, beautiful chalky soil. Huge cork, attempts by three guys to dislodge cork.