Get to know:Gusbourne 51 Degrees North

Tasting Note

Fifty One Degrees North is Gusbourne’s prestige sparklingwine. It’s a singular vintage wine like noother. An expression of place, of a moment in time and of modern Englishwinemaking.The grape yields are small, perfectly ripe and intensely flavoured. Only the finest berries are selected for Fifty One DegreesNorth. It isaged on its lees for more than five years, allowing it to gently gain in depth andcomplexity. It has an outstanding texture that is unctuous, layered with flavours of toasted nuts, apple, citrus, white fruit, fresh pastry a touch of honey and flint and even a hint of mint. It ends with a long finish that keeps giving with lots of minerality. A truly remarkable wine.

Fifty One Degrees North 2016 is incredibly rewarding now, and will also age beautifully for years to come.

Producer Info

This singular vintage wine comes from the high-quality fruit grown in Gusbourne’s Kent and Sussex vineyards at 51 degreeslatitude.

With meticulous vineyard work, their vines – predominantly Burgundian clones – thrive in this marginal climate. They tread lightly, letting the character of the soil, wind and weather, shinethrough.

The [previous] 2014 vintage was a watershed moment, says Chief Winemaker Charlie Holland. It convinced me that our combination of climate and soil meant Gusbourne could consistently produce incredible, ripe, complexfruit.

67% Chardonnay 33% Pinot Noir

10 days at 18-20 degrees Celsius using specialist sparkling wine yeast. Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with a 21%fermented in old oak barrels for complexity.

Matured on lees for minimum of 67 months, bottled 11 May 2017