2018 Wiston Estate Blanc de Blancs

Tasted blind in a line-up of 10 English sparkling wines. Full bottle 1,599 g. 100% Chardonnay from a single vineyard on the Wiston Estate. Fermented in old French barrels and stored for nine months before bottling. The wine was then aged for 3.5 years on lees. Disgorged 8 June 2023. Dosage 8 g/l. This really stood out in the blind line-up for it's beauty and slowly unfurling magnificence. At first, just-poured and cold, aromas of lemon curd and buttery flowers, and on the palate, as delicate as a daisy chain and just as pretty. Like fresh buttered scones bright with lemon zest and candied lemon peel. But as it warmed in the glass, it grew, deepened, became more sonorous. It was as if the flowery petals were dropping away, revealing hitherto unseen richness. This is outstanding. (TC)