Albourne Estate Bacchus 2023Albourne Estate is a family owned vineyard and winery overlooking the beautiful South Downs, just 8 miles from Brighton in the heart of the Sussex countryside. They craft small quantities of award winning still and sparkling English wine using their own sustainably grown grapes. Bacchus is an exquisite and quintessentially English single varietal wine.. Embodying the characteristics of its varietal, this 2023 Bacchus is delicately pale, offering a

are gently crushed and naturally fermented without additives

Across five generations

delicate aromatic qualities

Ripe plum and blackcurrant fruit with some spicy and woody oak notes

All of the grapes were fermented in concrete and then pressed into older French oak barrels

in one bizarre case

Douradinha

before being bottled unfiltered

The nose is expressive with hints of red fruits

Having worked in his father's small cabinet shop during his upbringing

and carefully sorted by hand

" embodying unity