Woodchester Valley Cotswold Classic

Woodchester Valley Cotswold ClassicWoodchester's Cotswold Classic is a blend of Seyval Blanc, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris, but for the first time there's now the addition of 15% Chardonnay. As usual, there is a bright refreshing acidity balanced by concentrated fruit, but this release feels a little more grown up. The nose shows baked apple and brioche aromas with the zest of a lemon. The palate is well balanced with ripe apple pie flavours, citrus notes, a touch of salinity and a long,

of which 20% were new oak

The nose brims with wild cherry

This wine is pale straw yellow in colour

The grapes were each fermented in small oak casks of 50 hectolitres

They have six vineyards situated on the revered Martinborough Terrace

The priest’s statement had always stuck with Dermot though

winter and spring

with fine persistent bubbles and a touch of sherbet and hibiscus on the finish

seamless tannins and an endless finish

Already compelling in the glass

Following a silky-rich texture

soft cream