Description
Our first ever Blanc de Blancs, this fizz is made with just our top Chardonnay grapes – the finest 5% from our 2013 harvest, in fact.
A 10-year-old wine to celebrate Digby’s 10th birthday.
Technical details:
| VINEYARD LOCATION: | Hampshire | Dorset | |
| PROPORTION OF BLEND: | 59% | 41% | |
| SOIL TYPE: | Greensand | Clay | |
| VINEYARD ELEVATION: | 110-115m | 70-75m | |
| VINEYARD ASPECT: | SSE | SSW + NNE | |
| VINEYARD DESCRIPTION: | Long, smooth slope overlooking East Hampshire | Sheltered bowl near the coast | |
| 1ST FERMENTATION (% OF TOTAL BLEND): | Stainless steel (50%) | Stainless steel (23%) | |
| French oak (9%) | French oak (18%) | ||
| DOSAGE: | 6.5g/L | ||
| ALCOHOL: | 12% | ||
| MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION: | Partial | ||
| TIME ON LEES: | 8 years (minimum) | ||
| VINTAGES DECLARED | 2013 | ||
Head Blender notes:
““I vowed only to make a Blanc de Blancs if the Chardonnay had bags of personality, and boy did it in 2013! The grapes had range, depth, complexity, and plentiful punchiness to drive the wine through long ageing.
With a focus on purity, the blend contains just four parcels, now singing together as a harmonious whole a decade later. Combining linearity from the largest parcel, phenolic intrigue from a single oak barrel’s worth of second-pressing juice, and a generous texture from our clay site, this is a wine to savour.
An ebullient crown for our collection.”
Trevor Clough, CEO & Head Blender
What the critics say:
“A superb English Blanc de Blancs that oozes style and elegance. Aromas of yeast and buttered toast herald a fresh but developed palate that offers a tantalising combination of white truffle, roasted hazelnuts, lemon zest acidity, and just a hint of oyster shell. Generous and sumptuous yet wonderfully refined, it’s drinking beautifully now but will mature and develop for many years to come. Just a really delicious glass of fizz!”
Susie Barrie MW
