Sugrue South Downs Crouch Valley Pinot Noir 2024

Name: Sugrue South Downs Crouch Valley Pinot Noir 2024
Brand: Sugrue South Downs
SKU: SUGCPN24
Price: 49.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£49.00

13.0% ABV

A bottle of Sugrue South Downs Crouch Valley Pinot Noir 2024, an English Red Wine

Ripe cranberry, black cherry and earthy nuances, a certain pepperiness and fine-grained tannins

Made from fruit sourced from two of Dermot Sugrue’s favourite vineyards, Mason’s Point and Crow’s Lane in Essex (and harvested in mid-November!), one third was matured in French oak barriques and another third in a foudre from Tonnellerie Rousseau. It has a remarkably dark colour for an English Pinot and a density that belies what we all remember of the 2024 summer with ripe cranberry, black cherry and earthy nuances, a certain pepperiness and fine-grained tannins. It is drinking now but will evolve over the next 10 years.

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ABV	13.0%
Drink Type	Vintage
Food Pairing	lobster, mushroom risotto, Roast lamb
Grapes	Pinot Noir
Oak	Medium
Region	East Sussex, Essex
Sweetness	Dry
Vegan?	Yes
Volume	75cl

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