Pinot Gris Petnat Sparkling Wine

100% Pinot Gris. The result is a wine with a very tropical character, peaches and mango, and a style of Pinot Gris which is very much unique in the UK. This was the most playful wine of the 2020 vintage. Grown in one of the prettiest vineyards you will ever find in the UK, our Pinot Gris was grown by Noel and Daniela in West Marden. This year the Pinot Gris grapes were particularly perfect, and ever more exciting, the Gris colour was very well developed. Alex, our winemaker, took some inspiration from one of our friends in the USA – Jolie-Laide, and macerated the grapes for three days before fermentation. After pressing the wine retained a beautiful blush which softened to a pastel blush after fermentation in an Egg-shaped fermenter and neutral oak barrel. During fermentation we didn’t use any temperature control and allowed the temperatures to rise to around 30c. This promoted a very tropical character, peaches and mango, and builds a style of Pinot Gris which is very much unique in the UK. The final stages of fermentation were completed in bottle to capture some of the natural carbon dioxide and provides a natural fizz. The bottles have then been hand-disgorged, however each bottle may still have a small amount of yeast. The resulting fizz level is light (think Vinho Verde or Txakoli) and helps to amplify the tropical Pinot Gris character. ABV 12%