2021 - Cascade
2021 - Cascade
A wonderfully, bright-toned skin contact blend of 7 white varieties from a small cluster of vineyards across Southern England. A beautiful, saline & savoury undertone beneath its vibrant stone fruit.
Cuvée: Cascade
Style: Still
Colour: Skins, White
Grapes: 4% Chardonnay, 5% Bacchus, 6% Phoenix, 11% Madeleine Angevine, 20% Orion, 21% Pinot blanc, 33% Reichensteiner
ABV: 10%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: All varieties were handpicked, foot stomped and macerated between 2-10 days. Fermentation continued in combinations of old Burgundy barrels and amphora. A small portion of Pinot Blanc was held in stainless steel. No battonage, and some barrels not topped up. After 9 months ageing on the lees, everything was blended to a single tank to integrate for one week, before bottling with no additions, by the lunar calendar.
Fruit sourced from the following locations:
4% Chardonnay – Essex, Organic
5% Bacchus – Hampshire, Organic
6% Phoenix – Oxfordshire, Organic
11% Madeleine Angevine – Wiltshire, Biodynamic
20% Orion – Oxfordshire, Organic
21% Pinot blanc – Essex, Organic
33% Reichensteiner – Sussex, Conventional
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Clay, chalk, silty loam