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Kent ’ s Best Wine Lists cont ...
Leslie ’ s Reserve Brut NV This white sparkling wine is made from predominantly chardonnay grapes and is a classic traditional method sparkling wine . In the IWC awards , this gold medal winner was placed in the top 1 % of wines entered , scoring an impressive 95 points out of 100 . It costs £ 35 a bottle .
Tasting notes : Citrus fruits , green apple , with subtle notes of greengage and dried herbs .
Chapel Down Located near to Tenterden , Chapel Down is England ’ s leading wine producer , making an impressive 3.4 million bottles a year . Perhaps the best-known vineyard in Kent , from humble beginnings , Chapel Down is now world-renowned . Its wines consistently top awards charts and blind tastings , and in this year ’ s IWC it received 11 medals including a gold for its Kit ’ s Coty Coeur De Cuvée 2016 .
Chapel Down Kit ’ s Coty Coeur De Cuvée 2016 Sourced from Chapel Down ’ s 100-acre Kit ’ s Coty vineyard on the North Downs of Kent , this sparkling wine is made using the ‘ heart
in French oak , before extended in-bottle ageing for seven years . That ’ s not all - it ’ s
before release . A bottle of the Kit ’ s Coty Coeur De Cuvée 2016 costs £ 128 .
Tasting notes : Chapel Down Kit ’ s Coty Coeur de Cuvée 2016 is a rich yet elegant wine with aromas of apple and toasted nuts . The palate has
the well-integrated oak and fruit characters perfectly .
Squerryes Situated near to Sevenoaks , Squerryes is owned by the Warde family who planted their
a selection of world-class wines , which are all exclusively sparkling and made using the traditional method . In the IWC , they won three medals including a gold for their Squerryes Brut Late Disgorged 2013 .
Squerryes Brut Late Disgorged 2013 Aged both on the lees and on the cork , this wine can be saved for later or enjoyed now . Receiving 95 points in the IWC awards , this gold medal winner was described by judges as having a good nose of lime , peach and lemon , bread crust , some nice lanolin notes
Tasting notes : Complex nose of cream and butter with a surprisingly youthful green apple freshness and hints of citrus . The multi-layered palate shows rich peaches and cream with toasted nuts , touches of brioche and a citrus pith cutting through to an exceptionally long
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