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2018 Blanc de Blancs Magnum Three Bottle Case

Rathfinny 2017 Blanc de Blancs Magnum

Name: Rathfinny 2017 Blanc de Blancs Magnum
Brand: Sussex Sparkling Magnums
SKU: Rathfinny 2017 Blanc de Blancs Magnum
Availability: InStock

Price range: £110.00 through £330.00

Our 2017 Blanc de Blancs magnum is the third vintage of our elegant English Sparkling Wine, produced from predominantly Chardonnay grapes grown and hand-harvested on the Rathfinny Wine Estate.

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Release Date	May 2021
Blend	100% Chardonnay
Lees Ageing	36 months
Fermentation	Inoculated with commercial yeast, fermented in stainless steel tanks at 16°C
PH	3.21
TA	7.6g/L
Dosage	4g/L
Malolactic Fermentation	100%
Fining Agent	Isinglass
ABV	12%
Single & Case Options	Single Magnum & Stopper, Single Magnum Bottle, 3 Magnum Bottle Case

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The 2017 Blanc de Blancs in magnum format proudly won the Critics’ Choice Award and took home a Gold Medal in the 2025 Sommelier Wine Awards. As Rathfinny exclusively sells into premium restaurants, bars and hotels, this was a real accolade to be hand-selected by the most eminent sommeliers working in the UK today.

“Distinct mineral character, as well as crisp green apples and pears, all leading to a long, persistent finish.”
Natasha Senina, Head Sommelier at Chewton Glen.

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Tasting Note

A luminous, flaxen-gold hue leads to a heady nose of ripe papaya and creamy lemon balm, a refined beading of white peach and fennel pollen with a silken, yuzu zest finish.

Blanc de Blancs 2017 Seafood Festive Food Pairing

FOOD MATCH

This refined sparkling wine meshes sublimely with the sweet delicacy of butter-braised lobster, with the velvet-texture of a goat’s cheese and fig tartlet or pairs perfectly with oysters.

“…Absolutely delicious and a wine that plays a clever game of being juicy but also cleansingly tart. Well-balanced and enticing with a firm, lemony theme and yet there is beautiful creaminess here without being too unctuous or overpowering, this is a superbly well-managed wine…” Matthew Jukes, UK Wine Critic

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The Magic of Magnums

With longer bottle-ageing, magnums develop exciting new flavour profiles. We have produced a limited volume of magnums for the discerning wine lover that makes an undeniably spectacular gift or treat to enjoy with a group of family and friends. One bottle serves twelve glasses.

2017 VINTAGE

2017 was an exceptional vintage but is in relatively short supply in the UK because of difficult growing conditions that affected most of northern Europe; a late spring frost badly affected many vineyards from Champagne to Rioja in northern Spain. Fortunately, the south facing aspect and proximity to the coast of Rathanny’s vineyard, protected us from this frost event. After an early budburst the grapes benefitted from a long ripening period and a phenomenal ‘Indian summer’, with unseasonably warm September weather producing fantastic ripe fruit, with great flavours and balanced acidity and sugar levels.

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2017 Blanc de Blancs

Release Date: August 2022
Lees Ageing: 48 Months
Fermentation: Inoculated with commercial yeast, fermented in stainless steel tanks at 16°C
PH: 3.21
TA: 7.6g/L
Dosage: 4g/L
Malolactic Fermentation: 100%
Fining Agent: Isinglass
ABV: 12%