Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Kinsbrook VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Still White
Kinsbrook's first foray into oaked wines, a Chardonnay that spent thirteen months in new oak barrels. Toasted buttery popcorn on the nose followed by subtle vanilla and tonka bean, aimed squarely at the Anything But Chardonnay sceptics the name jokes about.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Albourne EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Pale, with a crisp light mouthfeel and the aromatic complexity English Bacchus is known for. The range runs from herbaceous tomato leaf, basil, sage and nettle through citrus and tropical fruit to elderflower and honeysuckle.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Albourne EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A classic mature English blanc de blancs, blended predominantly from Chardonnay with a careful addition of Pinot Blanc. Crisp and refined, with English apple, pear and peach lifted by tertiary almond and brioche, and a smooth creaminess that grows with age.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive
Albourne EstateSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An approachable and expressive multi-vintage sparkler drawing on five grapes: Pinot Noir for structure and red fruit, Chardonnay for elegance and citrus, Pinot Meunier for roundness, Pinot Blanc for vibrant acidity and Pinot Gris for creamy texture. Balanced, with complex primary fruit and secondary fermentation aromas.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Albourne EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A still white made from dark-skinned sparkling varietals, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, across two vintages. Intriguing and unusual, with subtle white cherry, wild strawberry and rose over a crisp distinctive minerality and a light, pleasing finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant
Hidden Spring VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A Bacchus Fume: Bacchus aged in oak barrels for subtle richness and complexity. It belongs to Hidden Spring's Alchemy range, where only the finest hand-selected grapes are used and each release is a unique small batch.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Artelium Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A multi-layered still Chardonnay that evolves in the glass. Bright and precise, with orchard fruit, citrus zest and beeswax notes carried on a long elegant finish, shaped by clay loam and chalk soils that lend both freshness and depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Artelium Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Elegant yet generous, the result of careful parcel selection and patient ageing. Parcels of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier are brought together to balance freshness with depth and precision with character, and the nose is reminiscent of delicately scented flowers.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic
Artelium Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A bright and characterful Pinot Noir led sparkling rose made by Dermot Sugrue from hand-picked Sussex and Hampshire fruit. Fresh cranberry and red currant sit alongside subtle spice and toasted brioche in an approachable style, reminiscent of the long warm summer it came from.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Artelium Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A crisp and refined still white with notes of pear and fresh pollen and a medium-bodied, creamy texture. Artelium calls it a uniquely English expression of the grape, showing the cool maritime climate and the diversity of Sussex terroir.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Savoury
Bluebell Vineyard EstatesSussex€€€€€€€Still Red
A rare expression of English Pinot Noir, crafted exclusively from estate-grown fruit at Bluebell. Delicate aromas of wild strawberries, red cherries and subtle spice lead into a balanced palate with bright fruit, silky tannins and refreshing acidity.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Ashling Park EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A crisp English white with heady gooseberry, elderflower and lime zest mingling with spicy white pepper and clove, then honeysuckle and geranium on the palate with a juicy citric zing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Ashling Park EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A delicate, lambent gold with fine dancing bubbles. Fresh citrus, brioche and white flowers on the nose, then subtle chalk and minerality overlaid with lime, marzipan, almond and toasty notes, closing long and complex.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Ashling Park EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Ashling Park's house sparkling, a blend of the estate's three grapes with aromas of stone fruit and white flowers. Crisp and precise with impressive persistence and balance, good now but with real ageing potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Ashling Park EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still Red
Ashling Park's best red fruit of the year, aged almost a year in French and American oak for structure, complexity and depth. Dark cherry, blackberry and subtle oak make it a table wine rather than an aperitif.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
NyetimberSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Pale gold with a fine, delicate mousse. Lemon curd and greengage meet clotted cream and shortcrust pastry, then citrus, gooseberry, apple crumble and a flinty mineral streak. The finish is long, creamy and faintly saline.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Ridgeview Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Made solely from Chardonnay off Ridgeview's heritage vineyard in a single declared year. Bright orchard fruit and warm honeyed apricot lead, savoury coastal salinity unfolds, and layers of apple tarte tatin and spiced peach meet a luxurious mousse.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Ridgeview Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Ridgeview's best selling blend and the house definition of the classic method English style. Lemon zest, pear and floral notes open onto crisp green apple and citrus layered with toasted almond and buttery pastry, closing on saline minerality.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Bolney Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Bolney's sparkling English wine made from the classic Champagne varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The estate's benchmark traditional method bottling and the anchor of its sparkling range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Bolney Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Still White
A delicate and sophisticated still Chardonnay from Bolney's own vines, with vanilla, orange blossom and apricot on the nose and crisp apple on the palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
Bolney Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Medium bodied and smooth, with plenty of fresh pear alongside citrus and honeysuckle, closing fresh with a grassy note. Bolney took a Silver at the WineGB Awards in 2019 for this bottling.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
Sugrue South DownsSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Sugrue's unique take on English still Chardonnay, using oak fermentation, ageing under flor and controlled oxidation as well as vintage blending. The second version is a purer, more elegant and salty expression with the same patina of oak and creamy texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Refreshing
Highdown VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A blush sparkling rose from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, fresh and vivacious with a delicate apple scent. Citrus on the palate combines with subtle apricot undertones and the merest hint of honey.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Fruity
Ridgeview Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The Pinot-led half of Ridgeview's signature pair. Bright red berry aromas and toasted almond give way to raspberry frangipane and a touch of bergamot orange, bold but balanced and built as a dinner-table wine.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Breaky BottomSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Breaky Bottom's Chardonnay cuvee, dedicated to Geoffrey Aldred and drawn from the 2018 vintage. The estate planted Chardonnay alongside its founding Seyval Blanc and bottles it separately in the same long-aged style.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Charles Palmer VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
One of the few tank method sparkling wines in Sussex, made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fresh mineral and baked apple on the nose with a hint of meadow hay, then soft apricot and vanilla on the palate and a gentle savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Charles Palmer VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An elegant fifty-fifty blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with complex aromas of honeysuckle, fig and mandarin, ending on savoury characteristics with an intense length developed over five years of lees ageing.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive
Charles Palmer VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The entry point to the Charles Palmer range: a traditional method sparkling wine from a fifty-fifty Pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend, given two years in vat and nine months on lees. Inviting melon, brioche and subtle citrus over delicate ripe stone fruit and baked apple.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Charles Palmer VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A blanc de noirs made from 100 per cent Pinot Noir with three years on lees. Savoury aromas with hints of pine and manuka honey, then cantaloupe and truffle on the palate with a zesty finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Charles Palmer VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€€Still Red
Aged twelve months in French oak and built on the 777 Pinot Noir clone the vineyard selected for its quality. A rich, fruit-forward bouquet with hints of tobacco opens onto a palate layered with blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate and spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Charles Palmer VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Styled deliberately to show cool climate character, with no oak and none of the heavy buttery notes Chardonnay often carries. Fruit from the Marlpit vineyard's Jurassic clay bed lends minerality, and the palate runs to pear, baked apple, white peach and lime.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
NyetimberSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Nyetimber's flagship multi-vintage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. More than three years on lees give toasty, spicy aromas over a palate of honey, almond, pastry and baked apple, with fine bubbles and a long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Court Garden VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
One hundred per cent Chardonnay in a gentle and elegant style. International Wine Challenge judges described the 2011 as sliced green apples and gala melon, fine boned with persistent chalky length. Court Garden calls it the perfect welcome drink.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Court Garden VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Court Garden's white sparkling from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier alone, made by bottle fermentation with long ageing on lees for complexity. Labelled Extra Dry, it carries a fraction more dosage than the house Brut wines and pairs as well with food as it does as an aperitif.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
Court Garden VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Court Garden's classic Ditchling blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Pale silver with a lime-leaf green cast and continuous small bubbles, toasty with under-ripe pineapple and greengage behind, balanced by a creamy mousse and real freshness.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury
Court Garden VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A warm pink, frothy sparkling rose of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Dried cranberry and autolytic brioche over nicely defined red fruit, with lively acidity balancing a creamy mousse and a savoury finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing
Rathfinny Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Rathfinny's Cradle Valley still label. A luscious peachy nose yields a rich palate of peach, pear and apricot with a long finish, kept fresh by cool-climate acidity off the chalk.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Sugrue South DownsSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Named for Dermot Sugrue's late brother Barry, known as Boz, this is the house's fullest expression of English Chardonnay on South Downs chalk. Made only in the best vintages and bottled as separate single-site expressions built for long cellar ageing.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
NyetimberSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A demi-sec Chardonnay sparkler in light gold with a silver cast. Pure lemon, mineral, honey and tangerine on the nose, then a lively sweet-lemon attack offset by crisp acidity and a very clean structure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold
Sugrue South DownsSussex€€€€€€€Still Rose
A dry English rose made deliberately deep in colour and character, taking its cue from Bandol, Rioja and Corsica rather than pale Provence. Blended from barrels of perfectly ripe, gently macerated Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grown across the Sugrue vineyards.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Digby Fine EnglishSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Digby's everyday expression of what the house calls its sophisticated yet racy style. A three-way split between Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir offering richness and vitality in equal measure.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Digby Fine EnglishSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Digby's flagship fizz and its most Chardonnay-driven wine, at 62 per cent. The house describes the 2014 as elegant, rounded and astonishingly fresh, with extensive ageing potential.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Digby Fine EnglishSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Not an average pink fizz, as Digby puts it: luscious red fruit reigns with power and weight. Eighty per cent Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier make this the fullest wine in the house range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Ridgeview Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A delicate cherry blossom hue with fruit-driven purity and an abundance of fine bubbles. Wild raspberry and honeyed redcurrant on the nose, a spring-fresh sherbet palate, and a creamy, long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Highdown VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Highdown's traditionally made sparkling wine from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, grown on the chalk at Ferring. Well balanced, with orange blossom and citrus aromas carried through on the palate and a pleasing creaminess against a sherbet zing.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Rustic · Fruity
Nutbourne VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€Still White
An off-dry blend of Nutbourne's Riesling-style German varietals, including fruit from forty-year-old vines. A big wildflower bouquet and an abundance of hedgerow fruit, richer than a dry white but well short of dessert sweetness.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Hidden Spring VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Bright and vibrant, with aromas of elderflower, nectarine, pear and peach, a lively minerality and flavours of fresh lime zest, grapefruit and layered stone fruit. The vineyard calls it British summertime in a glass.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing
Hidden Spring VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Packed with tropical fruit over a floral honeysuckle nose and a flinty minerality. Aromas of pear and citrus work with flavours of pear, apricot, honey and grapefruit, with a creamy complexity and an exuberant finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Hidden Spring VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A refined and elegant sparkling rose crafted from Burgundian Pinot Noir. Small bunches of beautifully ripe fruit give a delicate salmon pink colour with persistent bubbles, soft on the palate and brimming with summer fruits, raspberries and strawberries with a touch of cream.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Bluebell Vineyard EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Made exclusively from Chardonnay in a single vintage. Invigorating scents of citrus blossom and lime with underlying crisp hints of gooseberry, elderflower and peach, closing lively with well-balanced acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Bluebell Vineyard EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Bluebell's first multi-vintage Classic Cuvee, blending wines from five different harvest years. A beautiful straw gold with fine bubbles, aromas of baked apples, elderflower and brioche leading to lime, mandarin spice, red apple skin and pastry, with a long lingering finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Bluebell Vineyard EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An elegant vintage rose of 61 per cent Pinot Noir and 39 per cent Pinot Meunier. Soft peach, wild strawberry, raspberry and rose hip on the nose, underpinned by plum, Turkish delight, nectarine and violet for a rounded wine with a delicate creamy finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Kinsbrook VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Kinsbrook's traditional method rose, blending Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in that order of weight. The 2021 vintage came from a challenging growing year of frost, rain and cool summer temperatures rescued by a sunny September.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Kinsbrook VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Kinsbrook's flagship traditional method sparkling wine, 70 per cent Chardonnay with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier making up the balance. Bottle fermented and classed by the estate as a dry sparkling wine, from the Orchard Site vines planted in 2017.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Kingscote EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A bold, aromatic English Bacchus that opens with a distinctive floral nose. Classic notes of apple, elderflower and gooseberry unfold on the palate with great acidity and a lingering, crisp finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Kingscote EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Dry, lightly oaked and refreshing. A bold, aromatic, rich and buttery nose with notes of English hedgerow gives way to a bright, crisp palate of lemon sherbet and green apple with a soft, creamy, lingering finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic
Kingscote EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A Meunier-dominant English sparkling rose at 65 per cent, with Pinot Noir filling the rest. Fresh acidity and luscious English summer fruits give flavours of raspberry, strawberry and shortbread.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Kinsbrook VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Super aromatic on the nose with floral elderflower and citrus notes. Bright, light and dry on the palate, the house describes it as dangerously drinkable.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Fruity
Digby Fine EnglishSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A vibrant pink fizz made in Leander Club's particular shade of cerise. Digby is the official English sparkling wine of the Henley-on-Thames rowing club and donates a share of profits from every bottle back to the club's young athletes.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Leonardslee Family VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
One hundred per cent Chardonnay from a sheltered south facing slope in the Leonardslee gardens at Lower Beeding, bottle matured 36 months on lees. The estate calls it the most precise expression of the site and releases it in limited quantities each year.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Savoury
Leonardslee Family VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Rose gold and seductive, and genuinely unusual: an English sparkling rose carrying 10 per cent Pinotage, a nod to the owning family's South African winemaking heritage. The estate says the variety brings unmistakable depth and originality, and production is small each year.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Bolney Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Bolney's everyday Bacchus in the Lychgate range: a fresh, zesty and intensely aromatic dry white, built for early drinking rather than cellaring.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Nutbourne VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€Still White
An outstanding dry white made from 100 per cent Bacchus: crisp, fresh and enticing, with a pronounced elderflower bouquet followed by delicate gooseberries and a botanical, aromatic finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Nutbourne VineyardsSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Nutbourne's classic method sparkling wine from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. White gold in colour with a natural richness and floral bouquet, part barrel matured then aged 36 months in the underground cave before hand disgorging.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury
Oastbrook EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Oastbrook calls this a perfect expression of a lightly oaked aromatic English Chardonnay, grown on the clay soils of the Rother valley near Bodiam that owner and winemaker America Brewer planted from 2018.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing
Oastbrook EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A generous bouquet of ripe pear, peach and honeydew melon with crisp minerality underneath. One of the softer, rounder whites in Oastbrook's Rother valley range.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Oastbrook EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Pure nectar of ripe stonefruits and honeysuckle, as the estate puts it. A single-block bottling from Oastbrook's Rother valley vines, richer and more perfumed than the estate's Pinot Blanc.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative
Oastbrook EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Still Red
Oastbrook's flagship red, described by the estate as a perfect expression of terroir from an exceptional vintage, with an intense ruby colour and a rich palate that shows what English Pinot Noir is capable of.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Oxney Organic EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A blend of all three classic grapes from Oxney's certified organic single estate near Rye. Dry, with notes of red apple, lemon and brioche over the high acidity the eastern Weald delivers.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Plumpton EstateSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Crafted exclusively from hand-picked grapes grown in Plumpton's own Sussex vineyard on sandstone and clay soils. Bacchus is one of the first white varieties to ripen at the college, and the Reserve bottling is released as a numbered lot.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing
Plumpton EstateSussex€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A deliberately unusual blend of Riesling, Seyval Blanc, Pinot Blanc and Regner, made by the traditional method and aged five years on lees. Plumpton calls it a one-of-a-kind alternative to the classic three-grape English cuvee.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic
Plumpton EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A classic traditional method rose led by Pinot Meunier with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Colour comes from a skin-fermented portion of Pinot Noir blended back in, a technique the college teaches as well as practises.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Plumpton EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The classic traditional method blend from Plumpton College's own vineyards and winery under the Downs near Lewes. Hand picked, whole bunch pressed and fermented variety by variety, with part of the blend given time in old oak before assembly.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Rathfinny Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Rathfinny's elegant expression, 100 per cent hand harvested Chardonnay from the Cuckmere valley chalk. Thirty months on lees and a dosage of just 3 grams per litre leave a saline kick and racy acidity in a taut, linear wine.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Rathfinny Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Rathfinny's signature wine and its most gastronomic, made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier on the estate's south facing chalk. A minimum of 36 months on lees gives opulent texture behind vibrant red fruit character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Rathfinny Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Rathfinny's house style: a Pinot Noir led vintage blend grown and hand harvested on the single-site estate above Alfriston. Thirty six months on lees and a 5 gram dosage give elegant structure and a crisp, dry finesse that suits an aperitif.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury
Rathfinny Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An onion-pink vintage rose whose colour comes from a dash of French oak aged Pinot Noir. Creamy perfume of ripe peach, red cherry and stewed strawberry, then saline red berries, yeasty red apple peel and white pepper spiced grapefruit with spiced nuts on the finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Roebuck EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Produced exclusively from hand-harvested West Sussex Chardonnay, partly fermented in old Burgundian oak and aged more than five years on lees. Delicate ripe citrus and stone fruit layer with white flowers and toasted hazelnut.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Roebuck EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Roebuck makes this only in exceptional years, from handpicked Pinot Noir grown at the Roman Villa vineyard. Complex and refined with delicate bubbles and a silky texture, citrus and baked apple layered with toasted brioche, honey and sweet spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Roebuck EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Roebuck's house wine and, like everything the estate makes, a single vintage. Baked apple and ripe apricot layer with biscuity richness and a delicate hint of toasted almond, and fine bubbles carry vibrant acidity to a long, balanced finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
Roebuck EstatesSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Made from handpicked Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier alone. Wild strawberries, ripe red berries and a hint of toasted walnut are complemented by biscuity richness and vibrant acidity, leading to a long, beautifully poised finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
NyetimberSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A sunset-pink multi-vintage rose of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Summer fruit and shortbread on the nose lead to redcurrant, raspberry and cherry, carried on a creamy, round texture and a silky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Ridgeview Wine EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A peach-gold vintage rose made only from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Fragrant redcurrant, summer berries and honey lead to bright strawberries and cherries layered with orange, cranberry and biscuit, on a soft, creamy texture.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Sedlescombe Organic VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
A very special English organic and biodynamic white from 32 year old Rivaner vines, some of the oldest commercial vines in the county. Fine elderflower aromas lead to an intensely fresh fruit palate that the vineyard likens to Riesling.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing
Sedlescombe Organic VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Ancestral
A natural, unfiltered ancestral method sparkling wine with a gentle mousse. Spicy baked apple notes on the nose are balanced by a mouthwatering sherbet apple hit, and the fine bubbles give a gentle, engaging texture at just 10.5 per cent alcohol.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing
Sedlescombe Organic VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still Red
A lightly spiced organic red from Regent and Rondo, the two hybrid reds that actually ripen in the eastern Weald. Tantalising aromas of pepper and smoked bramble over rich dark fruit flavours balanced by soft tannins, at just 9.5 per cent alcohol.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Sedlescombe Organic VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
An organic white built on Solaris with Reichensteiner and Johanniter. An aromatic orange pith bouquet develops into fresh citrus fruit and flavours on the palate, light at 10.5 per cent alcohol.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Breaky BottomSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An older Seyval Blanc release from Breaky Bottom, dedicated to Brian James and drawn from a warm vintage. Extra years in the cellar deepen the autolytic character that long-aged Seyval develops.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Breaky BottomSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
One of Peter Hall's named single-vintage Seyval Blanc cuvees from the fold of the Downs above Rodmell. Breaky Bottom has bottled Seyval since 1974 and releases each vintage under a different dedication, held back for years before it reaches the shop.
Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Highdown VineyardSussex€€€€€€Still White
Highdown's five-grape still white blend of Reichensteiner, Bacchus, Schonburger, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Dry, fruity, clean, crisp and elegant, with flavours of peach, melon, green apple and grapefruit.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Stopham VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Pinot Blanc fermented in French oak barrels for texture and richness. Aromas of cream and apple lead to ripe melon and citrus on a rounder, more textural palate than Stopham's tank-fermented whites.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Stopham VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Floral on the nose with orange peel and grapefruit on the palate, moderate acidity and a touch of sweetness. A gentler, rounder reading of Bacchus than the bone-dry English norm.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
Stopham VineyardSussex€€€€€€€Still White
Stopham's signature wine and the best known English Pinot Gris. Off-dry, with a little sweetness and texture carrying aromatic peach and pear fruit off the vineyard's warm sandy soils.
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Stopham VineyardSussex€€€€€€€€Still Red
Stopham's first estate Pinot Noir, a light bodied red with vibrant red cherry and raspberry aromas. Elegant on the palate with bright acidity, red berry flavours and a subtle hint of spice.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Sugrue South DownsSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Dermot Sugrue's signature single-vintage cuvee, Chardonnay-led and grown on South Downs chalk in the mould of Cote des Blancs grower Champagne. Open, bright, textural, salty and electric, with barrique and demi-muid work behind it and a dosage of just 6 grams per litre.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
TillinghamSussex€€€€€€€€Still White
Zingy and vibrant with lifted aromatics that unfurl as the wine opens, all fresh lemon tart, pastry and all. A bright but delicate shade of gold, striking a balance of tension from a fine-boned growing year against the texture of several different ageing vessels. Tillingham advises serving it cool rather than cold.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury
TillinghamSussex€€€€€€€€Orange
A skin contact Ortega in which apricot, yellow peach and honeysuckle unfold alongside orange blossom and citrus zest. Broad and expressive with a supple richness, fine skin-derived tannins giving a gentle tea-like grip, and dried citrus peel on the long finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
TillinghamSussex€€€€€€€€Still White
Ortega fermented in clay qvevri. White peach, elderflower and citrus peel are underpinned by a distinct chalky minerality, and the palate is poised and fine with nectarine and greengage, a gentle saline character and a persistent finish defined by purity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Festive
TillinghamSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A brilliant gold traditional method sparkler with a very fine perlage, built on 78 per cent Pinot Noir with Müller-Thurgau, Chenin Blanc and Ortega filling out the blend. A warm aromatic nose of orange and white peach over a generous, refined and textural chalky palate.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
NyetimberSussex€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Pale gold with very fine bubbles and an intense nose of raspberry, red apple skin and rose petal. The textured palate layers orange zest, raspberry, apricot and marzipan, with biscuit complexity from about five years on lees.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
Tinwood EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A delicate pale gold wine with silvery highlights. The palate has a firm attack that makes it genuinely refreshing, with green apple and white tropical fruits in abundance and a clean, balanced finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold
Tinwood EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A white sparkling wine made entirely from red grapes and released only as a limited edition. Delicate hints of toasty biscuit and blackcurrant with an appealing richness and balanced acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Tinwood EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Pale gold with a lovely mousse and a fine stream of bubbles. Citrus and melon fruit with hints of toast and honey, Chardonnay dominance bringing finesse and crisp freshness while the two Pinots add depth and character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity
Tinwood EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A stunning salmon colour with an abundance of bubbles and English raspberry and strawberry flavours. The Pinots hint at classic red fruits while the Chardonnay adds the freshness and finesse England is acclaimed for.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Wiston EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Four years in the making from hand harvested Chardonnay on Wiston's chalk. Three years on lees build autolytic texture over citrus and orchard fruit, and the wine is finished at 8 grams per litre of dosage.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing
Wiston EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Wiston's best selling non-vintage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from the chalk below the South Downs. At least four years from picking to release, with three to five of those on lees, giving autolytic depth behind bright orchard fruit.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury
Wiston EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A single vineyard vintage Pinot Noir, barrel fermented in old French oak and given four to five years on lees. Rich and satisfying, with the weight barrel work brings and the length of five years in Wiston's cellars.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Wiston EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The signature vintage wine of Wiston Estate, a classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from Findon Park. Filigree texture, nectarine and honey over brioche, and the ageing potential the estate builds its reputation on.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic
Wiston EstateSussex€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A non-vintage sparkling rose coloured by still red Pinot added at bottling, then rested about three years on lees. Red berry fruit sits over an autolytic, creamy base with the estate's chalk-driven acidity.