Structure
Drinking window
Best 0 to 3 years from vintage.
vintage0 yrs3 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: white flowers
Palate: orange peel, grapefruit
Floral on the nose with orange peel and grapefruit on the palate, moderate acidity and a touch of sweetness. A gentler, rounder reading of Bacchus than the bone-dry English norm.
What it pairs with
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Smoked haddock chowder
The rounder texture and touch of sweetness suit smoke and cream. -
Dim sum
Orange peel and grapefruit cut through steamed dumplings and soy. -
Summer salad with peach
Floral aromatics and citrus pick up stone fruit in a salad.
Facts
- Producer
- Stopham Vineyard · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Bacchus
- Oak
- Unoaked, tank fermented
- ABV
- 11.5%
- Price
- GBP 22.95 at the estate
- Drinking window
- 0-3 from vintage
Frequently asked about Stopham Estate Bacchus
Is Stopham Bacchus dry?
Not quite. Stopham describes moderate acidity with a touch of sweetness, which places it in the off-dry band rather than fully dry.
What does Stopham Bacchus taste like?
Floral on the nose with orange peel and grapefruit on the palate, in a rounder style than most English Bacchus.
Where is Stopham Bacchus grown?
At Stopham near Pulborough in West Sussex, on the sandy soils that winemaker Simon Woodhead planted in 2007.