The Cut

Well, now for something completely different. We, of course, love Burgundy; I mean, who doesn’t? We know some people say they don’t like oak, but, yeah, whatever, this just works. We went full throttle on this and fermented the bulk of it in a brand new Puncheon (a 500-litre barrel rather than the standard 225-litre) from Meursault in Burgundy. You always get the maximum impact from a barrel in its first year, but it’s a testament to the quality of the grapes from Missing Gate Vineyard that the fruit character still shines through.

This wine is really bloody good and it absolutely shows how good English still wine can be. People may say it’s expensive, but the best things in life often are, aren’t they? This isn’t a wine you will drink every day; it’s a very limited selection (The Cut – you see?) of the puncheon and a selection of the other very best barrels. Drink this with the English wine naysayers, the ones you want to impress, the ones you love, just don’t open it up at 2 am after a big night, as that would be a waste, maybe just have a beer, you’ll thank us in the morning…