Tillington Single Vineyard 2014

Nose

Wild strawberry, dried herbs, woodsmoke, black tea and crushed stone.

Palate

Pinot Noir's red-fruit drive is framed by Chardonnay's chalky lift; the wine is at once savoury and lifted, with a fine bead.

Finish

Long, smoky, terroir-driven — unmistakably Tillington.

• 01Roast partridge with bread sauce
• 02Wild mushroom and truffle risotto
• 03Aged hard cheeses
• 04Slow-cooked rabbit

West Sussex sits on a sweep of greensand and chalk geologically continuous with the Champagne region across the Channel. The cool maritime climate gives a long, slow growing season — the foundation of every Nyetimber wine.

Single-vineyard fruit only. Slow, traditional fermentation and a minimum of seven years on lees before disgorgement.