Winbirri Vineyard Grand Reserve 2015

Handcrafted from 100% handpicked Rondo grapes, the Grand Reserve is the ultimate expression of Winbirri’s Reserve range. After extended skin contact, the wine was matured for 36 months in oak barrique and bottle-aged for a further 48 months, resulting in exceptional depth and complexity.

Deep cherry in colour with a nose of autumn fruits, warming spice and vanilla. The palate is bold and concentrated, delivering layers of black cherry, ripe plum and toasted oak, framed by velvety tannins and a lingering finish.

Decant before serving.

Winbirri Vineyards has 25 acres in Surlingham, an important Anglo-Saxon settlement on the edge of the Norfolk Broads National Park. The name Winbirri, comes from the Anglo-Saxon “win” (wine) and “birri” (grape). It was established in 2007 by experienced fruit farmer, Stephen Dyer, who supplies major retailers. He spotted an opportunity and planted around 2½ acres with vines. Stephen’s son, Lee, took over at the age of 32 in 2010 when the first commercial plantings took place. All sites have been carefully selected so that they are not in frost pockets and each site has a lower-lying field for the frost to run off to. The soils are very light, sandy loams with clay about 6ft down. There is a high flint content and all pruning is carried out by hand.