There seem to be a lot of bubbles in the first few posts at bunchpressed - I'll put that down to a trip to Champagne earlier in the year and the onset of the festive season. I do drink still wine, honest. Anyway, readers of the old blog will know that I have always kept a keen eye on happenings in the UK wine industry. I love this wine for two reasons; firstly (and most importantly) it is delicious. Secondly, it's not made from Pinot Noir or Chardonnay - it's a blend of Huxelrebe, Reichensteiner and Seyval Blanc, and it proves that good-quality grapes of 'inferior' varieties can make better wine than average quality 'noble' grapes, and shouldn't be forgotten about just yet.
This really opens up after 5 minutes in the glass. It's so fresh with whitecurrant and sweet apple fruit, just a little white peach (a sign of those teutonic grapes in what was a lovely warm year?) all wrapped up in sugared almond and honeysuckle. It's enticing and refined on the palate too, full of that apple and peach fruit, finishing with lovely acidity and a little floral flourish. There's a lot of pleasure to be had here.
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