Astrolabe Wrekin Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2024 HB Chardonnay this is a boutique style

this is a boutique style sparkling wine best suited to intensely flavoured cuisine

This very special vintage 2017 Methode Traditionnelle spent an incredible 60 months on lees (many big-brand Champagnes are only aged for 18 months) before being disgorged by hand in Spring 2020 - with only 4000 bottles produced

of tangerine from Murcia

The finished article is a gloriously smooth and refined drop

but it believes it cannot envisage its future without taking account of its past

Astrolabe Wrekin Vineyard Chenin Blanc 2024 HB Chardonnay this is a boutique styleLike its fellow Loire grape sauvignon blanc, chenin blanc flourishes in our climate. In my youth as a winemaker, most chenin blanc was used as a high acid blending variety for cask wine. Some makers understood its strengths and treated it properly. For the few passionate chenin blanc winemakers in New Zealand, it can be a rewarding varietal and produce very serious, elegant and ageworthy wine. The Astrolabe Wrekin Chenin Blanc is made from grapes