Sugrue Bonkers Chardonnay Sur Lie

Sugrue Bonkers Chardonnay Sur Lie

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  • Jancis Robinson rating 17
Sugrue Bonkers Chardonnay Sur Lie
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HED28554

75 cl

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£30.00
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Dermot Sugrue is an Irish-born winemaker based in England who has gained significant recognition for his expertise in producing English sparkling wines, emphasising the low-intervention approach and meticulous vineyard practices.

This is a multi-vintage still Chardonnay. the 2022 was in small new barriques for 18 months and the 2023 in large older oak for 6 months. The wine maintains the signature textural complexity balanced with laser-focused acidity.

Dermot’s notes on this release - “Bonkers is a multi-dimensional, solera-aged Chardonnay. rich, creamy and savoury with a nutty, honeyed complexity from its elevage in large and small barrels, old and new. A touch of carefully controlled oxidation is balanced by a freshness and fine structure, offering delicious drinking now, as well as potential for ageing.”

17 Jancis Robinson
The aroma is layered with a light impression of oak spice, mealy lees and still some cedary yet deliciously ripe citrus fruit, a touch of clementine. Lightly toasty and nutty. It tastes a bit like a mature, non-bubbly traditional-method sparkling wine with all that toasty and creamy richness balanced and sliced through by vibrant but not excessive acidity. A great basis for a longer-term solera with weight in the mouth and terrific freshness biting in at the end. I am sure this will age but it is delicious now. Hard to believe these grapes ripened in England. (JH)

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