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Gusbourne Brut Reserve 2021 75cl
Gusbourne Brut Reserve 2021 75cl

Gusbourne Brut Reserve 2021 75cl

Gusbourne Brut Reserve 2021 75cl

£45.00

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    Overview

    Gusbourne Brut Reserve 2021


    Introduction:
    Gold-medal winner, Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships 2025

    Generous and appealing, Brut Reserve is our best-selling wine. The 2021 vintage brims with flavours of orchard fruits, citrus and toasty complexity.

    19+ Awards won - including:
    Gold Medal Winner - Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships 2025
    Gold - IWC 2024
    Silver - IWSC 2024
    2024 Decanter Silver - World Wine Awards

    Tasting Notes:
    Pale golden in colour, with fine beads of bubbles in the glass. 

    On the nose, Brut Reserve 2021 has aromas of green apple, bright lemon citrus and nectarine. 

    On the palate, the wine is elegant and soft, brimming with orchard fruits alongside white peach and a streak of orange citrus. The wine develops with fresh pastry, apple pie and hazelnut notes, leading to a long, fresh finish. 

    Food matches: fish, shellfish and lighter meats, such as a classic fish pie, lemon roasted chicken or an onion and goat's cheese tartlet.

    Vintage 2021:
    Budburst began on 20th April with a record number of cold nights throughout the frost period. We luckily escaped the worst of these temperatures, but this was a sign of a turbulent season to come.

    Flowering started on the 24th June, 10-15 days later than usual, indicating a later start to harvest than we have been used to for some years. Higher levels of rainfall put pressure on the vineyard teams but also allowed good nutrient cycling from the soil to the vines resulting in very good quality canopy and wood for the coming pruning season. September and early October brought some much needed sunshine and warmth allowing the grapes to ripen in time for a successful harvest that started in early October and finished in the first days of November.

    Location:
    Our own Gusbourne vineyards on a South facing ancient escarpment in Appledore, Kent and near Goodwood in West Sussex.

    Soils:  
    Largely clay, with subsoils including sand and seashells in Kent, and predominantly chalk soils with flint loam in the South Downs in West Sussex.

    Microclimate: 
    Warm and dry, with moderating coastal breezes due to our close proximity to the English Channel. 

    Bottling Date: 
    July 2022

    Lees Ageing: 
    Minimum of 26 months

    Grape Variety: 
    Chardonnay 71%, Pinot Noir 18%, Pinot Meunier 11%

    Residual Sugar: 8 g/l

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