Structure
Drinking window
Best 3 to 20 years from vintage.
vintage3 yrs20 yrs22 yrs
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
What it pairs with
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Dover sole
A mature, autolytic sparkler suits a classic flat fish and butter. -
Chicken with morels
Bottle age brings mushroom notes that meet the sauce. -
Parmesan and walnuts
Nutty savoury bites amplify the developed character.
Facts
- Producer
- Breaky Bottom · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Seyval Blanc
- Oak
- Traditional method, single vintage, long cellar ageing at the vineyard before release
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 54 a bottle, sold as a case of six for GBP 324 at the vineyard
- Drinking window
- 3-20 from vintage
Frequently asked about Seyval Blanc Cuvee Brian James
How long does Breaky Bottom hold its wines?
Years. The vineyard's current shop list runs from recent vintages back to 2009, with older cuvees offered as limited allocations.
Does Seyval Blanc age well?
Breaky Bottom's whole model rests on the argument that it does. Its long-aged Seyval cuvees are released only after extended time on lees and further cellar ageing.
Can I visit Breaky Bottom?
Only by appointment for cellar door collection. The vineyard does not currently offer tours or tastings.