£25.00
London Cru Pinot Noir Précoce 2023
£25.00
- If you love red Burgundy, try this cool-climate, light, and elegant red.
- Serve lightly chilled for maximum refreshment.
- Mathew Jukes (Vineyard Magazine): “Despite the tiptoe-light 11.5% alcohol and the quietest hue, this is an utterly spectacular wine. Winemaker Alex Hurley describes this wine as ‘pretty’, and he is not wrong. It is enchantingly attractive, with a perfect Pinot nose, a long, soothing, wild berry mid-palate and a bright, engaging finish.”
- ABV: 11.5%
- Vintage: 2023
- Size: 75cl
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Grape Type:
Pinot Noir -
Sussex
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Wine Category:
Red -
Wine Style:
Light Reds -
At Its Best:
Now - End 2028 -
Winemaker:
Alex Hurley
Other classifications
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Suitable
for Vegetarians -
Suitable
for Vegans
Find out more about London Cru Pinot Noir Précoce 2023
Find out more about London Cru Pinot Noir Précoce 2023
The Wine The Wine
England
Region:Sussex
Red wines remain among the most challenging styles to produce in the UK. However, Pinot Noir Précoce - a unique variation of Pinot Noir - offers a sophisticated twist on the classic varietal, with its elegant balance of bright fruit flavours and a smooth, refined finish. The grapes were picked from a vineyard in West Sussex and transported to London Cru, London’s first urban winery, during the cool hours of the morning to retain their freshness. They were then carefully fermented in concrete tanks, followed by further ageing in a mix of concrete and old barrels to create this pure and elegant red, bristling with wild red berry fruits and a hint of violet. On the palate, it’s crunchy with a layer of light, smoky tannin. We recommend enjoying this in the sun, paired with charcuterie, and served slightly chilled at 14°C. It also pairs beautifully with grilled aubergine, salty cheese, fatty fish such as salmon or tuna, duck, pork, and venison.
The Winemaker The Winemaker
Alex Hurley
London Cru opened in 2013 when Cliff Roberson thought it would be a great idea to build London’s first urban winery. A wine-trade face of 50 years, Cliff was no stranger to the urban wineries of America and saw no reason why we shouldn’t have one here. Alex Hurley took over as winemaker in 2018 and, since then, their focus has been producing the most exciting English wines. Hurley hails from Australia and began his career at Lethbridge Wines in the Bellarine Peninsula, near Melbourne. He then worked at wineries in Montpellier, Bordeaux, Barolo, Beaune and finally Gusbourne in Kent, before joining London Cru.
"Pinot Noir is without doubt our favourite style of wine to make... it is also the hardest wine to produce in the UK. Over these last 4 years we have been working with the single-clone Pinot Noir Précoce, and this year we continued this for 80% of the story, but we have been working to refine the style and included 1 tonne (20%) of Burgundian clones (mostly the 777 clone). Our style has always been very light, cool climate, low extraction and elegant. This year we doubled down this path with the goal of making a supremely pretty Pinot." - Alex Hurley, Winemaker.
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