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2013 Gusbourne Estate, Blanc de Blancs, Brut, Kent, England
- White
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready - at best
- Richard Hemming MW
- 17.5/20
- Neal Martin
- 91/100
- Susie Barrie MW
- 95/100
Product: 20138024699
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Description
This delicious wine is still showing all the elegance and precision it had when I first recommended it to Decanter readers almost a year ago, but its steely, tight-knit structure has since developed and evolved into something altogether more yeasty, savoury and self-assured - all of which bodes well for the new Gusbourne prestige cuvée blend from 2013 that winemaker Charlie Holland is steadfastly holding onto until it's suitably aged and ready for release.
Drink 2018 - 2025
Susie Barrie MW, Decanter.com (April 2018)
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2013
Alcohol % 12%
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Gusbourne Estate
Critics reviews
Richard Hemming MW 17.5/20
Great autolytic impact on the nose – really captures the champenois ideal with its bready notes and dry, refreshing palate. Sophisticated and balanced on the palate, and the fragrant green apple fruit has great persistence. One of their best releases, and eminently ageable.
Drink 2018 - 2028
Neal Martin 91/100
The 2013 Blanc de Blancs has a crisp, quite austere but quintessentially Blanc de Blancs style bouquet full of energy. The palate is fresh and quick out of the blocks with Granny Smith apples and fresh lime. This feels brisk and lively, and it is an English sparkler with commendable weight and excellent persistence. You can feel this Blanc de Blancs tingling long after its slate-like finish. This is the best of three examples I have tasted from Gusbourne, and it is highly recommended.
Susie Barrie MW 95/100
This delicious wine is still showing all the elegance and precision it had when I first recommended it to Decanter readers almost a year ago, but its steely, tight-knit structure has since developed and evolved into something altogether more yeasty, savoury and self-assured - all of which bodes well for the new Gusbourne prestige cuvée blend from 2013 that winemaker Charlie Holland is steadfastly holding onto until it's suitably aged and ready for release.
Drink 2018 - 2025
About this wine
Kent
Located south-east of London, Kent is home to a growing number of exciting English wine producers, notably Gusbourne Estate, Chapel Down and Hush Heath Estate. These estates specialise in English sparkling wine made using the so-called traditional method, best known for its use in making Champagne. Indeed, Champagne Taittinger chose Kent as the location for its own English vineyard, Domaine Evremond.
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