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: orange, white peach
Palate: fresh fruit, chalk
A brilliant gold traditional method sparkler with a very fine perlage, built on 78 per cent Pinot Noir with Müller-Thurgau, Chenin Blanc and Ortega filling out the blend. A warm aromatic nose of orange and white peach over a generous, refined and textural chalky palate.
What it pairs with
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Wood-fired pizza
Tillingham serves pizza in its own bar; the wine's acidity and fine bead cut through cheese and char. -
Roast chicken
Pinot dominance gives the weight for a whole roast bird. -
Aged Cheddar
Chalky texture and orange fruit stand up to a mature hard cheese.
Facts
- Producer
- Tillingham · visiting guide
- Grapes
- Pinot Noir (78%), Müller-Thurgau (12%), Chenin Blanc (6%), Ortega (4%)
- Oak
- All fruit grown organically and biodynamically at Tillingham; no oak regime published
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- GBP 44 at the farm
- Drinking window
- 0-8 from vintage
- Biodynamic
- Biodynamic Practicing
Frequently asked about Tillingham Traditional Method
What goes into Tillingham Traditional Method?
Seventy eight per cent Pinot Noir, 12 per cent Müller-Thurgau, 6 per cent Chenin Blanc and 4 per cent Ortega, all grown organically and biodynamically at Tillingham.
Is Tillingham biodynamic?
Tillingham farms polyculture and practises biodynamics at Dew Farm in Peasmarsh, and states that the fruit for this wine is grown organically and biodynamically.
What does Tillingham Traditional Method taste like?
A brilliant gold with a very fine perlage, a warm aromatic nose of orange and white peach, and a palate that is both generous and refined with fresh fruit and a textural chalky character.