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76% Seyval, 19% Bacchus, 5% Solaris, , grown on the Leicestershire Wolds, England.
Each parcel of grapes was fermented separately due to the range of picking dates and were all de-stemmed and fermented with the skins depending on the grape type: Seyval 2 weeks, Bacchus 6 weeks, Solaris 9 weeks. Unfined and unfiltered with a small addition of sulphur before bottling.
floral - melon - balanced minerality
Planted in 2009/2010 and set in the middle of a 500 acre conventional arable farm the aim is to farm the vineyard organically, but certification will not be sought due to its location.
Grown by Matt Gregory at Walton Brook Vineyard on the Leicestershire Wolds. It is a 3 hectare (7.5 acre) vineyard, South facing and 100metres above sea level: one of the highest points on the Leicestershire Wolds. Comprising of 200 million year old Jurassic fine grained limestone mud made up from carbonates of coral and shell, overlain with 2-million-year-old glacial deposits featuring limestone, flint, ironstone and quartz.
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76% Seyval, 19% Bacchus, 5% Solaris, , grown on the Leicestershire Wolds, England.
Each parcel of grapes was fermented separately due to the range of picking dates and were all de-stemmed and fermented with the skins depending on the grape type: Seyval 2 weeks, Bacchus 6 weeks, Solaris 9 weeks. Unfined and unfiltered with a small addition of sulphur before bottling.
floral - melon - balanced minerality
Planted in 2009/2010 and set in the middle of a 500 acre conventional arable farm the aim is to farm the vineyard organically, but certification will not be sought due to its location.
Grown by Matt Gregory at Walton Brook Vineyard on the Leicestershire Wolds. It is a 3 hectare (7.5 acre) vineyard, South facing and 100metres above sea level: one of the highest points on the Leicestershire Wolds. Comprising of 200 million year old Jurassic fine grained limestone mud made up from carbonates of coral and shell, overlain with 2-million-year-old glacial deposits featuring limestone, flint, ironstone and quartz.
