2009 Sugrue Pierre The Trouble with Dreams Brut
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The 2009 The Trouble With Dreams was Dermot Sugrue’s maiden vintage and came entirely from the Storrington vineyard. With 8g/L dosage, it was aged in one new barrel and the rest in stainless steel, because that was all Sugrue had at his disposal at the time. Surprisingly pale in color, it is showing youthful scents of lemon curd, honeycomb, fleeting fresh fig and sea spray, all very well defined. The palate is well balanced with good weight and freshness. This has not just held up but blossomed in bottle, a fine line of acidity and touches of ginger and nougat furnishing the delineated finish. What a wonderful debut! Alas, there are only a couple of dozen bottles remaining.
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Neal Martin
Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous
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The 2009 Brut Trouble with Dreams Jenkyn Place Single Vineyard (bottled only in magnum) comes from this greensand site from vines which at the time were five years old. This blend of 60% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier, fermented and aged in stainless steel and used oak barrels, spent more than 12 years on lees. This is a wine of astonishing brightness and youthfulness, opening with notions of oatmeal and corn husk, showing its Chardonnay predominance. There is the merest overtone of honey and, with more air, tender notes of roasted cashew nuts as the only hints of evolution. The palate is supremely fresh, with fine mousse that underlines the luminosity, substance and linearity of the wine. This is svelte but so creamy, so direct, so beautifully electric. A stupendous wine, from surprisingly young vines with a deep-seated sense of saltiness and umami. It's gorgeous now but with lots more mileage and absolute gastronomic potential. Just 600 magnums were made.
About the producer
As English sparkling wine breaks out onto the world’s stage, a few names already come to mind as beacons of quality and know-how. Dermot Sugrue’s eponymous label leads the charge.