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, spice
Palate: sherbet apple
A natural, unfiltered ancestral method sparkling wine with a gentle mousse. Spicy baked apple notes on the nose are balanced by a mouthwatering sherbet apple hit, and the fine bubbles give a gentle, engaging texture at just 10.5 per cent alcohol.
What it pairs with
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Sourdough and salted butter
A low-alcohol pet-nat is happiest with simple bread and fat. -
Fish tacos
Sherbet apple acidity and gentle fizz handle lime and chilli. -
Fresh goat cheese
Unfiltered texture and high acidity meet lactic tang.
Facts
- Producer
- Sedlescombe Organic Vineyard · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Solaris, Reichensteiner, Johanniter, Müller-Thurgau
- Oak
- Ancestral method, bottled unfiltered with no added dosage; certified organic fruit
- ABV
- 10.5%
- Price
- GBP 35 at the vineyard
- Drinking window
- 0-4 from vintage
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
Frequently asked about Sedlescombe Pet-Nat Brut
What is pet-nat?
Petillant naturel, made by the ancestral method: the wine is bottled before its first fermentation finishes, so the bubbles come from that single fermentation rather than a second one. It is usually unfiltered and lower in alcohol.
What grapes are in Sedlescombe Pet-Nat Brut?
Solaris, Reichensteiner, Johanniter and Müller-Thurgau, all grown on the certified organic estate at Cripps Corner.
What is the alcohol level?
Ten and a half per cent by volume, typical for an ancestral method wine bottled before fermentation finishes.