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London Cru Blanc de Blancs English Sparkling 2020
£35.00
- A very well-balanced classical English Sparkling wine from London’s first urban winery.
- Made from 100% Chardonnay, this is a Blanc de Blanc to rival many Champagnes.
- Great as an aperitif, or if you’re looking for a food pairing then it’ll work with grilled local seafood, ceviche, or even a baked pear tart.
- ABV: 11.5%
- Vintage: 2020
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Chardonnay -
Sussex
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Wine Category:
Sparkling -
Sparkling Wine Style:
English Sparkling -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2030 -
Winemaker:
Alex Hurley
Other classifications
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Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans
Find out more about London Cru Blanc de Blancs English Sparkling 2020
Find out more about London Cru Blanc de Blancs English Sparkling 2020
The Wine The Wine
England
Region:Sussex
Only 1,965 bottles of this exceptional wine were produced at London Cru, London’s first urban winery. The Chardonnay grapes for this traditional-method sparkling wine were sourced from a single-vineyard plot in West Marden. The 2020 vintage was a wonderful year for quality, and the grapes were hand-harvested then transported to London where they were gently whole-bunch pressed. Once primary fermentation had taken place in a mix of stainless-steel tanks and neutral French oak barrels, the wine was aged on its lees for six months to add richness and texture. It was then time for the secondary fermentation, and after this the wine had extended lees-bottle-ageing for close to three years. The resulting sparkling wine is clean, lively, and fruit-forward with cooked pear, candied lemon peel, toffee apple and a touch of pastry on the nose.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Alex Hurley
London Cru opened in 2013 when Cliff Roberson thought it would be a great idea to build London’s first urban winery. A wine-trade face of 50 years, Cliff was no stranger to the urban wineries of America and saw no reason why we shouldn’t have one here. Alex Hurley took over as winemaker in 2018 and, since then, their focus has been producing the most exciting English wines. Hurley hails from Australia and began his career at Lethbridge Wines in the Bellarine Peninsula, near Melbourne. He then worked at wineries in Montpellier, Bordeaux, Barolo, Beaune and finally Gusbourne in Kent, before joining London Cru.
"Sparkling wines from England are now recognised for their wonderful quality and, off the back of our gold-medal-winning Blanc de Noirs 2019, in 2020 we produced a Blanc de Blancs from 100% Chardonnay. A wonderful year for quality - the berries were hand-harvested, transported to London and gently whole-bunch pressed." - Alex Hurley, Winemaker.
£35.00
