Avalon // 2023

£32.00

Description

This premium white blend sees Chardonnay (clones 76, 121, 96 and FR155) from Whitewolfe Vineyard in Kent lifted with a dash of spicy Pinot Gris from Bromley Brook Vineyard in Essex to create a bright and glowing wine with ripe tree fruit, honeyed richness and precise acidity.

Ripe Kent Chardonnay was picked by hand in mid-October then cold-settled in tank for 48 hours before being racked into French oak barrels where it underwent alcoholic and malolactic fermentation simultaneously.

Fermentation took 36 days, then the barrels were topped and the wine was matured on its gross lees with no battonage until July 2025 when it was blended with 3% Pinot Gris from the 2024 vintage. After blending the wine matured in barrel for a further three months before bottling on 20th October.

In total the Chardonnay spent 24 months in barrel adding a delicate richness and notes of butterscotch to a backbone of red apple and nectarine fruit.

560 bottles were produced.

No animal products or derivatives were used to make this wine.

Delivery Info.

FREE LOCAL DELIVERY: We offer free delivery to the following Cambridge postcodes: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4 & CB5. Discount is automatically applied at checkout.

FREE NATIONAL DELIVERY: Order 6 bottles or more across the Gutter&Stars range to receive free UK mainland delivery. Discount is automatically applied at checkout.

Description

This premium white blend sees Chardonnay (clones 76, 121, 96 and FR155) from Whitewolfe Vineyard in Kent lifted with a dash of spicy Pinot Gris from Bromley Brook Vineyard in Essex to create a bright and glowing wine with ripe tree fruit, honeyed richness and precise acidity.

Ripe Kent Chardonnay was picked by hand in mid-October then cold-settled in tank for 48 hours before being racked into French oak barrels where it underwent alcoholic and malolactic fermentation simultaneously.

Fermentation took 36 days, then the barrels were topped and the wine was matured on its gross lees with no battonage until July 2025 when it was blended with 3% Pinot Gris from the 2024 vintage. After blending the wine matured in barrel for a further three months before bottling on 20th October.

In total the Chardonnay spent 24 months in barrel adding a delicate richness and notes of butterscotch to a backbone of red apple and nectarine fruit.

560 bottles were produced.

No animal products or derivatives were used to make this wine.

Delivery Info.

FREE LOCAL DELIVERY: We offer free delivery to the following Cambridge postcodes: CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4 & CB5. Discount is automatically applied at checkout.

FREE NATIONAL DELIVERY: Order 6 bottles or more across the Gutter&Stars range to receive free UK mainland delivery. Discount is automatically applied at checkout.



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