Rathfinny, Blanc Noirs Brut Vintage:2018 (from Narvaux)

(from Narvaux)

This is also reduced but not so much that the spice elements are completely hidden

the wine is drinking great now as it offers up juicy tannins with a quilt of baking spices that floats on top of the dense richness that the warm 2015 vintage delivered to Washington

Moderate wood influence can be found on the super-fresh and bright essence of red berry fruit

To describe this as an atypical 2017 would be an understatement as it’s ripe to the point of being particular

Rathfinny, Blanc Noirs Brut Vintage:2018 (from Narvaux)Full bottle 1,664 g. 100% estate grown grapes, 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier. Dosage 3. 5 g l. Disgorged 24 January 2022. The Rathfinny vineyard is in Cradle Valley on the South Downs of Sussex. South facing, three miles from the sea, light thin clay loam over chalk. The winery runs on solar energy and deploys waste water recycling. They've planted indigenous hedging and trees for windbreaks and biodiversity, and are working with Natural England,