£48.00
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The Premier Rosé is a gastronomic wine and pairs well with oily fish like mackerel or salmon, tender lamb rack with rosemary-seasoned potatoes, or portobello mushrooms stuffed with blue cheese. This sparkling wine is a perfect match for a full and varied cheeseboard.
Limited release of 4,500 bottles
Technical Information
Blend: 60% Chardonnay, 27% Pinot Noir (10% red), 13% Pinot Meunier
Lees Ageing: Minimum of 22 months
Chef De Caves: Hervé Jestin/ Nat McConnell
Alcohol (ABV): 12%
Total Sugar:8g/l
Bottled: 20/07/2022
Hand-picked into small 10kg crates. Whole cluster press. Fermentation: Inoculated, 10 days. Full MLF. Small component barrel fermented.
| Wine Type | Sparkling |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | England |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Brand | Bluestone |
| Cultivar | Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir |
| Bottle Size | 75cl |
| Pack Size | 1x75cl |
| Alcohol Percentage | 12.00 |
| Duty Status | Duty Paid |
| Availability | Immediate |
The name of our vineyard is taken from the Stonehenge World Heritage site a few minutes from our estate. You can find the unique bluestones at Stonehenge, and the name is a reminder of the history we inherited with our land. Proprietors and brothers Nat and Toby McConnell planted 10 acres of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier on the family farm in 2016, and the first wines produced from estate fruit were released in the 2019 vintage Cuvées.
Since planting our vines, the brothers have teamed up with Chef de Cave Hervé Jestin at Hambledon, England’s oldest commercial vineyard, to make the wine. Nat and Toby release a very limited run of their exclusive Cuvées each year, so working with a state of the art facility like Hambledon was an important step in our pursuit for excellence. The grapes are pressed as gently as possible using the top of the range Coquard PAI presses, preserving the purity of the fruit flavour and capturing the essence of the fruit and its terroir.
Each wine is blended by the brothers in collaboration with Hervé and rested for a period on lees and under cork following disgorgement, only to be released when the wine is ready and at its finest.
