2023 - Pet Nat
2023 - Pet Nat
A milestone release! Marking the first release from the year in which they reached biodynamic certification. From a cool, wet vintage in 2023, this edition is light on its feet, an energetic and bright expression of the spoils of a British summer.
Cuvée: Pet Nat
Style: Sparkling
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Bacchus
ABV: 9.5%
Vintage: 2023
Winemaking: Made in collaboration with Nic & Dan at Offbeat, the fruit was escorted from east to west for processing in the Salisbury shed. A five-day carbonic maceration of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Bacchus, farmed biodynamically - then pressed to fibreglass, bottled shortly after to continue fermentation as a pet nat. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts. No disgorgement, no additions, and all movements according to the biodynamic calendar.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Silt, loam and clay
Ham Street Wines is the project of husband & wife team Lucie & Jules, who planted four hectares of vines four years ago on the edge of the Romney Marsh. They will be organic certified in 2022, but go above and beyond the minimum requirements, working with biodynamic teas and preparations, and having been no-till since last April. Soil health is an absolute priority. Their first zero-sulphur releases have been made in collaboration with Dan & Nic at Offbeat.