Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2020

A fantastic example of a cool-climate Pinot. Light to medium body, full of red cherry and summer fruits which gives a lovely complexity to the bouquet and palate. Pairs extremely well with chicken, rabbit, game birds, pork and duck.The hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes were crushed then cold-soaked for 48 hours to extract primary fruit aromas. The wine was then fermented on the skins for 7 days at 20-23°C, enabling colour, flavour and tannin extraction.

The soil type found at Bolney Wine Estate comprises predominantly Upper Tunbridge Wells Sand, consisting of sandy-loam, siltstone and clay over sandstone bedrock. This soil type allows good heat retention and excellent drainage.

The vines here are between ten and twenty years old and are planted at a density of 2,470 vines/ha. Mean average temperatures across the growing season (April to September) are in the range of 12°C–15°C, though daytime summer temperatures are often in the mid-20°Cs. The proximity of the Estate to the South Downs, combined with the low altitude and surrounding woodland, helps to shelter the Estate from the prevailing southwesterlies.

The hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes were crushed then cold-soaked for 48 hours to extract primary fruit aromas. The wine was then fermented for 7 days at 23°C, enabling colour, flavour and tannin extraction. After pressing, the wine underwent malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tank and oak barrel. It was aged for 6 weeks in old oak prior to blending.