Structure
Drinking window
Best 1 to 12 years from vintage.
vintage1 yrs12 yrs14 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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Oysters
A 3 gram dosage and saline character make this close to a natural pairing. -
Ceviche
Racy acidity matches citrus cure without adding sweetness. -
Sushi
The wine's purity and low dosage stay out of the way of raw fish.
Facts
- Producer
- Rathfinny Wine Estate · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- Sussex PDO
- Oak
- Inoculated ferment in stainless steel at 16 degrees Celsius, full malolactic fermentation, 30 months on lees, dosage 3 grams per litre, fined with isinglass
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 49 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 1-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs
What is Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs made from?
One hundred per cent Chardonnay grown and hand harvested on the Rathfinny estate above Alfriston.
How dry is Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs?
Very. The dosage is 3 grams per litre, at the extra brut end of the dry band, which is why the wine reads saline and taut.
How long is Rathfinny Blanc de Blancs aged?
Thirty months on lees, with full malolactic fermentation and a stainless steel ferment at 16 degrees Celsius.