TASTING NOTE

A crystal clear Blanc de Blancs that shows the chalky soil and freshness from a light vintage, and very young vines. The nose is fruity with hints of brioche, a lean citrus edge on the palate with fine mousse and racy acidity.

ABOUT THE PRODUCER

The much missed late Steven Spurrier and his wife Arabella are behind Bride Valley, located in West Dorset. Steven, while running Les Caves de la Madeleine and L'Academie du Vin in Paris in the 1980s, had soil (chalky) samples from Arabella's 80 hectare estate tested and the results came back: "very similar to Champagne". This is not surprising because the village of Kimmeridge is just 24 miles as the crow flies from Bride Valley.

After two decades and three visits from Boisset's sparkling wine expert, Georges Legrand, vines were planted on the best sites in the bowl of the amphitheatre-like estate. Three hectares were planted in 2009, rising to a total of 10 hectares in 2013 when planting was completed.

 England  

 Dorset 

 Bride Valley

 Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier

 Try with gravadlax

 11.5%