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Blanc de Blancs NV
£39.95 inc. VAT
One of Langham Wine Estate’s flagship wines, the Blanc de Blancs, entirely from Chardonnay grown on our Dorset vineyard.
Intense, with perfumed notes of orchard fruit, dark, concentrated minerality and full-bodied on the palate – a fantastic sparkling wine for food.
A complex yet elegant example of how great Chardonnay can be in the UK.
51 in stock
Tasting Notes
Vintage:
Non-Vintage. 61% 2019, 39% Reserve Wines
Blend:
100% Chardonnay
The Estate:
All Langham Estate wines are made using grapes grown at our single site in rural Dorset. The Crawthorne vineyard consists of 12 hectares planted solely with the classic Champagne varieties – Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The site was carefully selected for its south facing slope and free-draining chalk subsoil. A long growing season and considerate viticulture ensures we harvest the finest grapes possible.
Vinification:
Our grapes are picked by hand and gently pressed in whole bunches. As the juice emerges, it is carefully separated in fractions and left to naturally settle for 24 hours. Primary fermentation takes place with wild yeasts in a combination of used oak barrels and stainless steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation follows during 8-9 months of élevage, with the final blend bottled and left to age on lees for a minimum of 24 months. At disgorgement the wine receives 1 .5g/L dosage and is aged for a further 6 to 12 months under cork.
Tasting Note:
Predominately from the 2019 vintage and aged on the lees for two years, this is an energetic, concentrated Blanc de Blancs. On the nose, a tense balance between ripe green apple and conference pear, white flowers and intense graphite minerality. The palate is delicate yet weighty in texture, with soft ripe pear, honeydew melon and white grapefruit acidity, finishing with a trademark saline nuttiness.
Technical Details
Alcohol: 12%
pH: 3.21
Total Acidity: 7.7 g/l
Dosage : 1.5g/l
