2019 Mind Over Matter
2019 Mind Over Matter
Fun, precise and wild. Ripe, tropical and herbal, a proper pet nat. No SO2, hazy. The playful side to the sometimes overly serious world of English sparkling. A perfect introduction to the Offbeat range.
Cuvée: Mind Over Matter
Style: Sparkling
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Siegerrebe (36%), Solaris (64%)
ABV: 10.5%
Vintage: 2019
Winemaking: Field blend,10% of Siegerrebe, hand-destemmed and then foot-trodden in amphora. The rest was whole-bunch pressed, naturally settled then racked to the same amphora. Bottled via gravity after 15 days, lightly disgorged to remove the heaviest lees.
The fruit used for this wine was grown by Kathy Archer at her vineyard just outside of Ottery Saint Mary in Devon. Kathy is an organic grower (uncertified) and uses no pesticides or herbicides, relying on hard work and spending time amongst the vines to produce grapes of extraordinary quality. A 1.2ha parcel, 15-year-old vines, south-facing.
Sulfur: None added
Soil: Clay over sandstone
Offbeat wines is the inspiring project started by Daniel Ham in 2018. Using organic fruit from vineyards in Hampshire and Devon. Joined by his wife Nicola in their own cellar in 2020, these former marine biologists are about as close as you will get to garage winemaking in the UK. Wines are made with no additions and are among the most exciting being made in England.