Structure
Drinking window
Best 0 to 4 years from vintage.
vintage0 yrs4 yrs8 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
Aroma: ripe pear, peach, honeydew melon
Palate: pear, melon, minerals
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.
What it pairs with
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Trout with almonds
Pear and melon suit a delicate freshwater fish. -
Chicken and tarragon
The round fruit and crisp minerality handle a creamy herb sauce. -
Summer vegetable tart
Generous orchard fruit lifts sweet cooked vegetables.
Facts
- Producer
- Oastbrook Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Blanc
- Oak
- No oak regime published
- ABV
- 11.5%
- Price
- GBP 22.50 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 0-4 from vintage
Frequently asked about Oastbrook Pinot Blanc
What does Oastbrook Pinot Blanc taste like?
A generous bouquet of ripe pear, peach and honeydew melon with a crisp mineral streak underneath.
Is Pinot Blanc common in England?
It is a minor variety in England, planted mainly by producers wanting a rounder still white than Bacchus. Oastbrook, Stopham and Albourne all work with it in Sussex.
How should Oastbrook Pinot Blanc be served?
Chilled to around 8 to 10 degrees Celsius and drunk young, within a few years of the vintage.