Barnsole Vineyard
ENGLISH SPARKLING WINE HANDMADE BY ARTISANS
Striving for fine wines
Only when the fruit is fully ripe do we gently hand harvest and process with care to maintain the freshness and varietal expression.
Fruit for English sparkling wine is whole bunch pressed. The fruit destined for English still white wine is crushed and macerated and the fruit for English red wine is destemed and fermented on the skins. All juice is fermented in closed stainless steel tanks to maintain its freshness and aroma.
Unfiltered sparkling base wines are bottled in the spring following harvest. We add only a pinch of sugar and some yeast, then we leave the wine to ferment a second time in bottle, followed by several years in the cellar to impart the sparkling finesse that we seek.
All of our Kent wines are purposely dynamic and will improve with time. Pursuing this philosophy, we allow our wines to rest comfortably in our cellars to develop before release. We aim to produce 20,000 bottles each year.
Our winemaking
Our artisan winemakers believe in non-intervention with the ambition of achieving varietal expression. Therefore, we do the very minimum amount of work to refine our wines over the winter months, taking great care to preserve the delicate freshness of the fruit by restricting exposure to open air. At exactly the right moment, we bottle. Before we release any wine, we send sample bottles to our industry regulator for analysis. We aim for accreditation with the highest European standard, known as ‘Quality Wine’.
English sparkling wines are left for extended lees ageing and released after four years. Kentish still Red and White wines are released after two years resting in our cellars.
Sparkling Bacchanalian 2021
£24.99
A bottle fermented Bacchus blend. Aromatic and fun with notes of elderflower and tropical fruits. Truly an English summer in a bottle.
10.5% alcohol, 75cl
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Classic Sparkling Wine 2018
£29.99
A classic method sparkling wine made from 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay to make a crisp fruity wine with strawberry overlaying rich summer fruits and a hint of biscuit. This wine is matured in the bottle for 3 years prior to release.
12.5% alcohol, 75cl
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Old Vine Sparkling Wine 2016
£24.99
A bottle fermented sparkling wine made from a blend of Huxelrebe and Reichensteiner. Kentish apples and pears with a zippy finish. This wine is matured in the bottle for 3 years prior to release.
12% alcohol, 75cl
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Dry Bacchus 2022
£13.30
An aromatic wine made from 100% Bacchus. Elderflower and pineapple with a hint of gooseberry. A wine that will age beautifully.
12.5% alcohol, 75cl
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Pinot Noir 2022
£18.99
A light bodied Red wine with a vanilla nose overlaying Red fruits, delivering violets and liquorice notes on the palate along with soft tannins.
11.5% alcohol, 75cl
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Twenty Seven Hands Sparkling 2021
£24.99
Made from our heritage grape variety Reichensteiner that was planted at Barnsole back in 1990, this wine is lean, tight and zippy with notes of citrus and Green apple.
10.5% alcohol, 75cl
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Dry Reserve 2022
£13.30
A zippy dry wine with notes of melon, peach and lemon with a wisp of salinity on the finish.
11% alcohol, 75cl
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Kent Classic 2022
£13.30
Only made in a good year, this wine shows an abundance of tropical notes, including mango and guava with rose petal lingering on the finish.
12.5% alcohol, 75cl
