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Bonkers Chardonnay, Sugrue South Downs, UK, multi-vintage

Bonkers Chardonnay, Sugrue South Downs, UK, multi-vintage

€45,00 - €45,00
€45,00
€45,00 - €45,00
€45,00

A one-off English Chardonnay that critics have compared to grand Chablis and Jura alike. Jancis Robinson calls it 'a new chapter in English winemaking'.

Solera-aged across several vintages in large and small barrels, old and new. Rich, creamy and savoury, with nutty, honeyed complexity balanced by freshness and fine structure.

Drink it with: Roast chicken, lobster, mature Comté or mushroom dishes.

When to drink: Delicious now and will age; Jancis Robinson suggests drinking to 2030.

The producer: Winemaker Dermot Sugrue is behind some of England's most acclaimed sparkling wines; Bonkers is a rare still wine from him.

Sustainability: This wine is vegan-friendly.

Producer

Sugrue South Downs

Tasting Notes

"Bonkers is a multi-dimensional, solera-aged Chardonnay: rich, creamy and savoury with
a nutty, honeyed complexity from its elevage in large and small barrels, old and new.
A touch of carefully controlled oxidation is balanced by a freshness and fine structure,
offering delicious drinking now, as well as potential for ageing."

-Dermot Sugrue, wine maker

Country

England

Region

West Sussex

Style

Rich, creamy, rounded.

Colour

White

ABV

12.5

Unit Size

75.0

Dry/Sweet

  • Dry

Grape

100% Chardonnay

Press Review

"Lots of acidity and depth with a kiss of oak and massive grip on the palate. Sui generis. Not trying to be a white Burgundy, but an excellent wine that should appeal to the natural crowd. Impressive persistence and a freshness [...] that suggests it should have quite a long life. A new chapter in English winemaking? Hugely distinctive! 16.5+/20 points, 2024-2030." Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com

Press Review 2

“93/100. It displays a flinty, herbal character but elegantly smoothed by almond and creamy ripe, honeyed apple. The palate shimmers with vibrant sherbet lemon and ripe grapefruity vivaciousness. It has a flinty drive and freshness, a bittersweet ripple of citrus, the finish long and intense like a blood orange straight from the freezer. It joins the small group of seriously world class English still Chardonnays for me.” Tom Cannavan, wine-pages.com

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