A very carefully selected wine tasted by us that either punches above its weight or is particularly worthy of recommendation.
Fully sparkling pink Prosecco – a great idea for celebrations
Fragrant and fruity, with fresh notes of golden apple and white peach. It has a beautiful straw yellow colour with tinges of green . The carefully controlled sweetness, combined with a good freshness, is the peculiar characteristic of this very persistent sparkling wine. The name "Rive", recalls the difficult nature of steep and steep terrain, which requires processing and collection exclusively by hand.
The wine used by Her Majesty The Queen in 2015 to launch P&O’s Britannia cruise liner!
“An elegant and complete sparkling wine showing great finesse and a long finish. A perfect wine to pair with any seafood as its clean fresh acidity cuts through and complements the richness.” Wiston Estate
The new wave of Burgundy-oriented Champagne producers emancipated from selling grapes to the powerful negociants and huge Chamapgne names. Brocard-Pierre farm bottle specific vineyard sites rather than massive blends - one of only 2% of whom are biodynamic. Lovely citrus nose with some brioche richness.
This is not merely one of the finest English sparkling wines on the market, but it’s another piece of liquid English wine history representing England as it really hits its vinous stride, like we said about Dermot’s micro cuvee bottling ‘Sugrue-Pierre’ when we first sold it in 2013. For anyone still unconvinced about the elegance, finesse, purity and ageability of English sparkling, Wiston Cuvée 2013 is the wine to banish your doubts. This is, we think, the best wine in England, bar none. It is so expressive and very much Grand Cru wine-like to drink. Lemon, creamy peach, white flowers and sweet pastry notes are to the fore. What struck me most, though, was the textural quality (owing to lees ageing combined with fermentation and gentle ageing in neutral barrels). It's supremely elegant, yes, but texturally it's on a different level from most other English sparkling wines.
Fabulously delicious, deep rosé with berry fruit and Christmas spices. Very individual, thought-provoking ; a quite wonderful drink. “Two-thirds of this cuvée was fermented and aged in oak barrels, giving texture and elegance to this fruit-forward wine, which displays exotic, spicy characters and extraordinary complexity.” – Dermot Sugrue
‘Great discovery…exquisite…warm brioche…lovely richness’ "A sip is a proper sliver of luxury" - Victoria Moore (The Telegraph)
The best grower Champagne we have tasted in a very long time – a wonderful discovery! A blend of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 kept in large oak foudres for 15 months and aged for a further three years on the lees before disgorgement.This is special! WINNER OF the COUP DE COEUR for BEST CHAMPAGNE IN ITS REGION.