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: baked apple, ripe apricot, toasted almond
Palate: baked apple, biscuit
Roebuck's house wine and, like everything the estate makes, a single vintage. Baked apple and ripe apricot layer with biscuity richness and a delicate hint of toasted almond, and fine bubbles carry vibrant acidity to a long, balanced finish.
What it pairs with
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Smoked chicken salad
Baked apple and almond suit smoke without any tannin to clash. -
Cheese and onion tart
Biscuity richness matches pastry and cooked allium sweetness. -
Dressed crab
Vibrant acidity keeps rich brown crab meat lifted.
Facts
- Producer
- Roebuck Estates · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
- Oak
- Traditional method vintage wine; no oak regime published
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 38 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 1-12 from vintage
Frequently asked about Roebuck Classic Cuvee
Why is every Roebuck wine a vintage wine?
The estate's stated vision is to craft vintage English sparkling wines of exceptional quality every single year, so it declares a vintage rather than blending across harvests.
What is in Roebuck Classic Cuvee?
A harmonious blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, made only from the best fruit grown at Roebuck's Sussex vineyards.
What does Roebuck Classic Cuvee taste like?
Baked apple and ripe apricot layered with biscuity richness and a delicate hint of toasted almond, with fine bubbles, vibrant acidity and a long finish.