Intro to Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvee England – Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvee is a stunning sparkling wine made from grapes grown in Sussex, it is stylish and refreshing with a lovely long flavour. Full tasting note and wine making – Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvee England is an exceptional English sparkling wine with elegance and finesse. It is rich, yet pale lemon in colour with notes of citrus fruit and baked apples that are layered with a toasty richness and hint of truffle. Delicate bubbles linger on the palate leading to a beautifully balanced finish. The grapes are sourced from a variety of premium Sussex vineyard sites comprising of chalk, clay and sandy soils. Perfectly ripe bunches were carefully handpicked into small buckets and then gently transferred into picking crates before being transported to the winery. On arrival at the winery, the grapes were whole-bunch pressed and fermented in a mixture of stainless steel and Burgundian oak barrels. Approximately 10% of the juice went through malolactic fermentation. Following a secondary fermentation in bottle, the wine was aged on its lees for a minimum of thirty six months after which time it is aged in old Burgundy barrels for three months. The producer – Roebuck Estates adopt a single-minded approach, using only the finest quality estate-grown grapes, from exceptional vineyard sites to create award-winning wines from classic Champagne varieties. Located close to the historic market town of Petworth in West Sussex, Roebuck Estates was established in 2013 by two Brits, Mike Smith and John Ball, whose love of wine, long-standing friendship, and belief in the potential of the English wine industry sparked several years spent searching for the perfect vineyard plots. Drink with – This delicious aperitif English fizz makes a great pairing with with oysters, mussels, scallops in lemon butter, in fact it’s great with most shellfish.
