Rathfinny 2017 Blanc de Blancs Magnum

£102.00£306.00

£102.00£306.00

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.

 

 

Additional information

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 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.

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, MatthewJukes.com

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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Product Sheet

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%
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