English Rosé Wines
Denbies Wine Estate Rose Hill NV
Delicate and fruity off-dry Rosé with a vivacious, red fruit palate
The vineyards of Denbies Estate are situated on the North Downs, in the town of Dorking, with its famous chalky soil, in a protected valley of south-facing slopes (AONB). A total of 265 acres out of the 700-acre estate have been planted to vine, commencing in 1986. This is a full-flavoured rosé, rich in colour, which benefits from the English cool climate. A vibrant nose of summer fruits leads to a palate bursting with punnets of strawberries and raspberries, a hint of toffee apple and a
persistent cassis finish. The individual red grape varieties were gently pressed to achieve an elegant pink hue. Cool fermented at 15oC, the ferment was stopped before completion by refrigeration, in order to capture some of the natural sweetness in the grapes.
So, we are three weeks launched and the dust is settling (literally still in the case of the shop, where…
Perhaps I was predisposed to like Court Garden Vineyard wines: I felt a kind of kinship, reading in Liz Sagues’…
It would be a big mistake to dismiss Raimes due to their relatively small size. From their 17 acres of…
“The Scots have a word for this kind of weather,” grimaced the man behind the counter of the wine bar…