Whitewolfe Estates KC1 Chardonnay 2022
808 (2022)
£46.00
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Case discounts (can be mixed cases)
5% off 6 bottles (£43.70 each)
10% off 12+ bottles (£41.40 each)
2022 / Kent / England
Chardonnay / 13% / sustainable
Whitewolfe Estates is a new venture from ex Plumpton students Clare Whitehead and Luke Wolfe, with the aim of making the UK's finest still wines. Their 10 hectare vineyard is in Kit's Coty, fast becoming recognised as "the" place to plant vines for still wine, especially Chardonnay. They planted 7 Chardonnay clones in 2019 so it makes the quality of their 2022 releases all the more remarkable given the youth of the vines. These are very fine wines indeed. The KC1 is very refined on the nose, revealing notes of waxy lemon, hints of pineapple, crushed sea shell and flint. On the palate, it's crisp and clean, very elegant, revealing that oyster shell minerality along with citrus, subtle tropical fruits, grapefruit and elderflower. It's very much a style of its own but with a nod to fine Chablis and the finish seems to last forever, always a sign of a great wine. It's not inexpensive but this is small batch winemaking at its finest and I think that justifies the price. One to watch with interest over the next few years.
FREE DELIVERY IF YOU ORDER 2 OR MORE BOTTLES OF WHITEWOLFE (KC1 AND/OR KC2)
