2022 - Pinot Gris
2022 - Pinot Gris
A vein of chalk runs beneath the Pinot Gris rows, and lends the wine a wonderful salty lick that strikes directly through its delicate fruit and heady aromatics. Immediate, but develops beautifully.
Cuvée: Pinot Gris
Style: Still
Colour: Skins
Grapes/Blend: Pinot Gris
ABV: 11.5%
Vintage: 2022
Winemaking: Vines between 7-11 years old. Hand de-stemmed, foot crushed, macerated for 13 days with gentle punchdowns. Aged for 12 months in a mix of stainless steel and glass demijohn. 405 bottles produced, bottled in re-used glass.
Sulphur: 10mg/l at bottling
Soil: Clay and chalk
Studying winemaking in the UK before travelling to work with Michael & Melanie Voelker at 2Naturkinder in Germany, Sophie returned home in 2022 to farm a single hectare of vines in Kent: working attentively with teas, ferments, and essential oils for disease control alongside biodynamic treatments.
Working with Pinots Gris & Noir, alongside a small planting of crossed varieties, Sophie's wines are a testament to her attention to detail, intuition and sheer love for winemaking.