2022 - Pinot Noir
2022 - Pinot Noir
Battles with birds, hail and a backpack sprayer led to slightly smaller yields than anticipated in '22, particularly in the Pinot Noir rows, but the fruit retrieved has proven beautiful. Opens with a nicely integrated reduction, quickly opening into ripe, juicy fruit and an elegant mineral line.
Cuvée: Pinot Noir
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Pinot Noir
ABV: 10.7%
Vintage: 2022
Winemaking: Hand de-stemmed, foot crushed, macerated for 11 days with gentle punchdowns. Aged for 12 months in stainless steel before bottling on October 19. 298 bottles produced, bottled in reused glass.
Sulphur: 10mg/l at bottling
Soil: Clay
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.