Noble Harvest 2016

Made from the Ortega grape variety, this is a brilliant sweet wine from near Dorking in Surrey. It’s deliciously rich yet elegant with notes of citrus, pineapple and honey. The climate is ideal for what’s known as ‘noble rot’, which concentrates the sugars and flavours to make this irresistible sweet wine.

The vineyard plots are 50-120 meters above sea level and the soil structure consists of a rich topsoil of loam and flint supported by calcium-rich subsoil. Situated on the perfectly suited North Downs close to Dorking, the vineyards of Denbies Wine Estate showcase the ideal geological features benefitting the site. The vineyard was planted to capitalise on the Champagne-like soil profile and aspect. Based on chalky, south-facing slopes, the vineyard sits in a protected valley, allowing for optimum heat and sunshine exposure.

The age of the vines range between 20 and 30 years.

The vines are trellised using the vertical shoot positioning (VSP) method and are pruned single Guyot.

Denbies currently works with 15 different grape varieties