Classic 2020

BLACK CHALK WINE

Classic
2020

  • Sustainable

$79.33*

* Suggested retail price

11 case(s) available

Product code
251549
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Available
Type of product
Sparkling Wine
Country
United Kingdom
Regulated designation
Table wine
Region
England
Classification
traditional method
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Pinot Meunier
Colour
White
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website

About this winery

Nestled amongst the hills of the glorious Test Valley, in the heart of the Hampshire countryside, lies Black Chalk. Created in 2015 by current CEO and winemaker, Jacob Leady sought out fruit from local Hampshire vineyards to make small batch, traditional method sparkling wines while working as winemaker for Hattingley Valley. The first Black Chalk wines were released in 2018 to critical acclaim. 12ha of established vineyards across 3 sites in Test Valley were purchased in 2019 followed by the...

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Tasting notes

A truly classic wine; the nose is full of orchard fruits with a biscuity bite, and the palate is textured and full due to the vintage's warm conditions. It has a wonde4rful precise fruit focus, as well as being extremely fresh and perfectly balanced. This is a wine that makes for a very fine aperitif that will never tire or bore. It's the wine that keeps on giving !

Press reviews

Decanter

- 91 points -

March 2023 (Vintage 2020)

"Toasty citrus, seashells and crushed minerals on the nose. With dosage at 9g/l, it's honeyed on the palate with brioche and ripe blood orange. The base wine hasn't been through malolactic fermentation thus retained bright acidity (8.6g/l). Honey-roasted hazelnuts on the finish. 2020 is the first vintage sourced entirely from the producer's own vineyards."

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Jancis Robinson

- 17 points -

May 2023 (Vintage 2020)

An unusually juicy, black-fruited sparkling wine. I've recently tasted a cassis from Burgundy, and this bears a remarkable resemblance – albeit dry and sparkling and white. But the fruit on this wine is quite remarkable. It's intensely vibrant, almost outrageously so, but far from simple. It's interleaved with layer upon layer of spice (caraway seed, star anise, liquorice root), a drizzle of sweetness that is on the cusp of maple syrup, and the pillowy softness of warm, new-baked brioche overwhelming the fine, tiny tingle of bubbles.

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