Langham Wine Estate Culver Classic Cuvée NV

Aromas are very pronounced and intense on this wine. An initial strong floral hit is wrapped up in layers of fresh, buttery croissants and raspberry jam.  On the palate, this wine is equally as complex and layered. Raspberry yoghurt and Pink Lady apple dominate, with cranberry and a subtle salinity bringing the wine to a light peppery finish.

Culver is Langham’s Pinot dominant cuvée: this release is a blend of 45% Pinot Meunier, 43% Pinot Noir and 12% Chardonnay. The final blend, complete with 23% reserve wine was bottled and left to age on lees for a minimum of 14 months. At disgorgement the wine received 1.5 g/L dosage and was aged for a minimum of 3 months under cork.

Langham Wine Estate specialises in making low-intervention, traditional method sparkling wines from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes grown on 30 hectares north-east of Dorchester in rural Dorset. The vineyard is planted on a south-southwest slope at 80-110m above sea level on flinty clay topsoil over deep, porous Cretaceous chalk, with the first block planted in 2009.