Gusbourne Brut Reserve Late Disgorge 2015 is an intense and complex wine with wonderful flavours of brioche, cream, butter and toast that enhance the fresh apple, citrus and stone fruit notes. A blend of 37% Pinot Noir and 63% Chardonnay, bottled in April 2016 and lees aged for 67 months, this style is a magical mix of freshness and aged characteristics. The palate opens with spice and roasted nut flavours that dance on the end of impossibly fine bubbles.
Founded in 2003 by Andrew Weeber, Gusbourne cemented its place as one of England’s finest producers of English sparkling wine in 2010, with their maiden release of Brut Reserve 2006 and Blanc de Blancs 2006. A combination of excellent vineyard locations in Kent and West Sussex, unique microclimates and Burgundian clones has ensured that they continue to produce excellent wines that delight drinkers year in, year out. Production is centred around the main three grape varieties used in Champagne: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. This trio provide all the ingredients necessary to make wines with the balance, elegance and poise you’d expect from top sparkling wine. Small, old oak barrels are also used sparingly during fermentation to add more richness and complexity to the wines.
