Walgate Pinot Noir 2022

Walgate Pinot Noir 2022
Alcohol 12.10% vol.
Grape(s) 100% Pinot Noir

Tasting Note
Dark cherry red, generous, verging on plump. Smooth with
plum and strawberry, notes of spice with a juicy palate and
just a hint of tannin.

Vinification
Starting with a layer of whole bunches, then topped with
whole berries and finally crushed berries, once the concrete
and steel vats are filled, they are sealed up and left for three
weeks. After three weeks all the vats are emptied and for this
cuvée the wine is primarily aged further in concrete and
some barrels.

Grape History
Grapes grown conventionally with low inputs on clay soils
in Crouch Valley, Essex and overlooking Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Serving
Serve at cellar temperature and up to 16 degrees Celsius.
Suitable for vegetarians / vegans: Yes

Technical
Free SO2: 5 mg / l
Total SO2: 32 mg / l
pH: 3.8
Acidity: 4.6 g / l
Bottles produced: 4865 bottles
Lot number: L–2022–06

Accolades

JancisRobinson.com 'Quintessentially English Pinot. The fruit tastes like the triangle-love child of the big fat blackberries that are just ripening on our old stone wall, the teeny little sharp-intake-of-breath-sour morello cherries that we're picking every day from our spindly balletic little tree, and the tiny woodland strawberries that rampage across our paving stones and gravel giving us jewelled perfume and sherbet sweetness every time we step outside. It's terse with long, pencil-shaving-dust tannins. But the acidity is tender and jewelled, pooling red light in the heart of the wine. (TC) 17pts

David Williams, Observer, 'joyously plump-berried, sappy yet silky pinot noir made from grapes grown in Essex’s Crouch Valley and Felixstowe in Suffolk by the super-talented Ben Walgate in Rye in East Sussex.

Jamie Goode wineanorak.com, 'Such finesse here with nice tannins but lovely texture and silky fruit. Very fine and expressive, and nicely grippy. It’s bigger than the reserve. 94/100