Sugrue Rose Ex Machina 2018

Sugrue Rose Ex Machina 2018

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  • Robert Parker rating 91
  • Jancis Robinson rating 17
Sugrue Rose Ex Machina 2018
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75 cl

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£59.00
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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.

Producer not on the naming of this rose “Greek tragedies were full of dreams and scandal. Calamitous plots, based upon the myths of the time which often left the poor protagonists desperate and without hope. Sometimes, the situations were so complicated they seemed impossible to resolve. In such circumstances, a Deus Ex Machina (Latin for "God from the machine") would be introduced suddenly and unexpectedly, surprising the audience and solving the seemingly insoluble problem being acted out on stage. These not only delighted the audience, but brought about a happy ending too. Just like our Rosé Ex Machinas”

The 2018 is a blend of 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier, 10% Chardonnay, fermented in stainless steel with no malolactic and 20% red wine from Pinot Noir. With 4 and a half years on the lees followed by 12 months resting in bottle, the wine is poised and generous, with notes of blood orange, raspberries and just a hint of cream.

91 Robert Parker
Now beautifully mature, the 2018 Rosé Ex Machina, Sugrue`s deep and involving first rosé under his own name, hails from chalky Coldharbour vineyard in West Sussex. It`s far from a straightforward affair, with the juicy fruit of the solar 2018 vingate—red pear, sweet strawberry and plum—meeting slightly wilder, involving aromatics of rose hip, orange peel and ginger. The wine takes on a little warmth, softness of mousse and savory depth from aging on cork. It has a rather more open-knit character than the white Trouble With Dreams, yet there`s no lack of drive or interest. - Tom Hewson
17 Jancis Robinson
Full bottle 1,604 g. From a 7.35-ha site called Cold Harbour vineyard, planted in 2005. Sustainably farmed. 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Meunier, 10% Chardonnay. Ana and Dermot Sugrue`s new release.

Deep, shining, copper-coral colour. It looks like sunrise on a crisp, clear-as-a-bell autumn morning. It tastes like sunrise on a crisp, clear-as-a-bell autumn morning. The tiny bubbles are like a shower of dewdrop diamonds, which seem to turn ruby-gemstone red as they meet the sweet flood of rose hip, red apple and clementine. And then it pixelates on the tongue, crystalline acidity and exquisitely precise fruit in a kaleidoscopic collision of dazzling dimensions. Breath-taking, spine-tingling purity shot forward, arrow-like, by acidity that tastes of blood oranges. A wine to watch the sun rise with … (TC)

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