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Rathfinny 2019 Blanc de Blancs

Name: Rathfinny 2019 Blanc de Blancs
Brand: Sussex Sparkling Wine
SKU: Rathfinny 2019 Blanc de Blancs
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£49.00 – £147.00

Rathfinny 2019 Blanc de Blancs is our elegant English Sparkling Wine, produced from 100% Chardonnay grapes grown and hand-harvested on the Rathfinny Wine Estate.

Due to a limited production, only three bottles available per customer.

Gift boxes available with 75cl single bottles of Sussex Sparkling for extra special presentation.

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Release Date	May 2022
Blend	100% Chardonnay
Lees Ageing	30 months
Fermentation	Inoculated with commercial yeast, fermented in stainless steel tanks at 16°C
Fining Agent	Isinglass
Malolactic Fermentation	100%
Dosage	3g/L
ABV	12%
Single & Case Options	Single Bottle No Gift Box, Single Bottle & Gift Box, 2 Bottle Case, 3 Bottle Case

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OUR ELEGANT SUSSEX SPARKLING

As a single-site, grower-producer we believe every vintage produces a Sussex Sparkling wine that is a true expression of that year. Our elegant 2019 Blanc de Blancs has a saline kick, influenced by our coastal vineyard location, situated just seven miles from the Seven Sisters Cliffs.

TASTING NOTE

Luminescent gold in colour, with a delicate nose of ripe, almost tropical fruit, yielding a complex palate of apricot and creamy citrus fruits with a delicious long, elegant yuzu finish.

Rathfinny 2017 Blanc de Blancs Seafood Festive Pairing

FOOD MATCH

This elegant sparkling has a saline kick that matches beautifully with fish and seafood dishes such as turbot with samphire, crab risotto or seabass sashimi.

“A lacy, chalk-dust and white-florals perfume. Dry and fine – exquisitely tiny bubbles and fine-boned structure. Marine-like salinity dominates the palate, although there is a trace of grapefruit to the flinty backbone, and a faint top note of something fragrant, even lavender-like. Very, very elegant with a long, understated finish.” 17 points. Tamlyn Currin, JancisRobinson.com

2019 VINTAGE

The 2019 growing season had a flying start with average daily temperatures of 16°C within the seven-day bud-burst period, resulting in the earliest completion date ever recorded at Rathfinny. Propelled by continued warmth in June, flowering was completed in just a few days. Temperatures remained above average throughout the rest of the summer months, including record-breaking heat during late July.

Aside from the warmth, rainfall was higher than normal during harvest, but disease pressure was low due to effective vineyard management throughout the year. Chardonnay performed particularly well with a corresponding increase in the varietal yield due to our newly adopted pruning technique and served to complement the Pinot varieties in the 2019 Classic Cuvée and Rosé blends. All grapes were hand harvested and whole-bunched pressed, displaying the perfect balance of sugar and acidity in line with Sussex PDO requirements.

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2019 Blanc de Blancs

RELEASE DATE.: December 2023
TIME IN BOTTLE.: Minimum 36 months
BLEND.: 100% Chardonnay
WINEMAKING.: Inoculated with commercial yeast, fermented in stainless steel tanks at 16 °C
PH.: 3.0.9
TA.: 6.9g/L
DOSAGE.: 3g/L
MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION.: 100%
FINING AGENT.: Yeast Protein (Fyneo)
Vegan: Yes
ABV: 12%

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About Rathfinny

The Sussex House of Rathfinny is a family-run, grower-producer, specialising in low-intervention, traditional method, vintage sparkling wines with Sussex PDO status. Terroir-driven, the wines reflect the single-estate Vineyard in the South Downs of Sussex. Produced from hand-harvested grapes that are whole-bunch pressed and patiently matured on lees and in bottle to develop rich, autolytic notes, with a low dosage that emphasises the purity of the fruit.

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