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
What it pairs with
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Smoked salmon
High acidity and fine bubbles cut cure and oil. -
Cheese and onion tart
Old oak and autolytic weight meet pastry and cooked allium. -
Roast chicken
The two Pinots give the mid-palate weight for roast bird.
Facts
- Producer
- Plumpton Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
- Oak
- Hand picked and whole bunch pressed, varieties fermented separately in stainless steel at 12 to 15 degrees Celsius for two weeks and set on lees over winter, with part of the blend transferred to old oak
- ABV
- 12.5%
- Price
- GBP 34.95 at the college shop
- Drinking window
- 0-10 from release
Frequently asked about Plumpton Estate Classic Cuvee
Who makes Plumpton Estate wines?
Plumpton College's wine division, which runs degree courses, apprenticeships and short courses for the English wine trade. Students harvest and work the fruit alongside the college's own winemaking team.
How is Plumpton Classic Cuvee made?
Grapes are hand picked and whole bunch pressed at the Plumpton winery, the varieties are fermented separately in stainless steel at 12 to 15 degrees Celsius for two weeks and left on lees over winter, and a part of the blend goes into old oak before the final assembly.
Where can I buy Plumpton Estate wine?
Through the college's own shop. Plumpton is a teaching estate rather than a daily cellar door, so its wines and short courses are sold through the college.