Handford Wines

Eric Heerema, owner of Nyetimber is delighted that Nyetimber is listed at leading restaurants, including Le Gavroche, Gordon Ramsay, Petrus, Orrery, Chewton Glen and The Dorchester, among many others. Nyetimber has been served at 10 Downing Street.and continues to be served by Her Majesty the Queen at many state occasions. Nyetimber Vineyard is Britain's premier vineyard conceived and planted with the only winery built and equipped exclusively for the production of quality sparkling wine. Fifty acres of chardonnay, pinot noir, and pinot meunier, the classic varieties of the Champagne region, are planted on gentle south facing slopes of geensand soil. A consultant eonolgist from Champagne oversees the winemaking. As for the technology the winery was purpose built with the Magnum press imported fom Epernay is one of only about 30 in the world holds four tonnes of whole bunches at each pressing. After bottling the wine rests on its lees for six years. Although the technology and expertise of the Champagne region are apparent in every step from vine to glass, the wine is uniquely English. For an unprecedented four years, Nyetimber Sparkling wines have achieved major awards in the International Wine and Spirit Competition. Nyetimber was chosen in blind tasting to be served at the Golden Wedding Banquet of HM The Queen and Prince Philip. It is served at embassies around the world. We hope you will try this and be excited is we were to discover such an impressive product that shows what potential English wine making has.

The Wine

Rich, opulent brioche and honied yellow fruits with slightly lower acidity than the 2001s but lovely fresh balance nevertheless. The mouse is explosive but still creamy and there is sufficient yeasty autolytic character on the wine to make it a ringer for fine Champagne. But don’t drink it because it’s a Champagne substitute, drink it because it’s a wonderfully fine wine made right here in good old England! Drink now to 2018.

Single Bottle: £26.95

In a case of 12: £25.60