Structure
Drinking window
Critic scores
No critic score is published for this bottle that we can cite with a reviewer, a vintage and a review year, so none is shown. The rating in the header is our own.
In the glass
Aroma: fresh citrus, brioche, white flowers
Palate: lime, marzipan, almond, toast
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.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
Chalk and minerality meet brine; the acidity does the rest. -
Sole with brown butter
Marzipan and almond echo the nutty butter. -
Almond financiers
The wine is dry, so its own marzipan note frames the cake rather than doubling it.
Facts
- Producer
- Ashling Park Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Oak
- Traditional method; no oak regime published
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 39 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 1-12 from release
Frequently asked about Ashling Park Blanc de Blancs
What does Ashling Park Blanc de Blancs taste like?
Fresh citrus, brioche and white flowers on the nose, then subtle chalk and minerality with lime, marzipan, almond and toasty notes, and a long complex finish.
Has Ashling Park Blanc de Blancs won a medal?
Ashling Park cites a WineGB Silver medal for this wine on its sparkling mixed case listing.
Is a blanc de blancs always Chardonnay?
It means white from whites, so only white grapes. At Ashling Park the white variety in the vineyard is Chardonnay, which is what goes into this bottling.