Woodchester Valley Pinot Noir Précoce 2022

The second vintage of Woodchester’s Pinot Noir Précoce!

This early ripening mutation of the much loved Pinot Noir grape packs lots of flavour and elegance. Wonderful colour and intensity to this Pinot Précoce, the nose is full of ripe, chocolaty, dark fruits with a hint of smoky spice. This expands on the palate with aromas of violets and the finish is full and mouth-watering.

Woodchester Valley is a family owned boutique vineyard and winery in the South Cotswolds. They have three vineyard sites in the Stroud valleys which produce a range of still white, rose and sparkling wines. They are located in Amberley, Woodchester and Doverow Hill (Stonehouse), with a total of 45 acres under vine. Woodchester Valley was established in 2007 when a single acre was planted on their Amberley site to assess the suitability of the land for growing vines. The three sites have different soil profiles although are all predominantly limestone. The Woodchester and Amberley sites are typical of Cotswold brash – shallow soils with a high stone content overlying Oolitic limestone, particularly favourable for their Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines. These soils are very free-draining. Their Stonehouse site has a higher clay content and deeper soils well-suited for their Bacchus vines.