Intro to All Angels, Classic Cuvée – All Angels, Classic Cuvée is stylish and delicious with a long lasting flavour. Full tasting note and wine making – All Angels, Classic Cuvée is light straw gold in colour, beautifully textured, dry, fresh citrus flavoured, with consistent, long lasting bubbles. In 2010 a tentative approach was made to Vine Works. The survey of the land came as a pleasant surprise: great land and soil, great altitude and a perfect south facing slope. So work began. The vines were chosen to be blended for the finest English sparkling wine. Rondo – an early crop, core to the production of sparkling Rosé – Pinot Gris and those classic sparkling wine grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The first vineyard to be planted was 2.6 hectares and was followed a few years later by a smaller, 0.5 hectare parcel. The wine does not undergo any oak aging. The producer – The rural backwaters of Berkshire aren’t the first place you’d expect to find a vineyard, yet it’s here that new kid on the English wine scene, Mark Darley and his family have chosen to plant 3 hectares of classic sparkling varieties as well as Pinot Gris. Enborne Vineyards, located in the village of the same name, was planted with the intention of producing exceptional English sparkling wine, set apart due to their distinctive terroir. Planted in 2010 after the land was almost set aside as an Alpaca farm, the vision began to take shape with the inspiration for All Angels coming from the local 12th century parish church. The inaugural 2014 vintage has already started to make some noise, and there’s no doubt that this is a producer to follow… Drink with – If you want to be very British then pair with traditional fish and chips but this works with smoked, oily fish like salmon or trout, as well as crab or lobster salad.
