Ancre Hill, Rose

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Ancre Hill Vineyard

The wine is incredibly pale, on the vin gris-meets-onion-skin end of the rose spectrum with flavours of wild strawberry, red cherry and marked by tart redcurrant freshness.

Producer Information

Ancre Hill Estates, owned by Richard and Joy Morris, comprises two vineyard sites on the edge of Monmouth, South-East Wales. It has some 30,000 vines planted on approximately 12-hectares (29.5 acres) and a state-of-the-art, modern winery. The business has evolved from the first plantings in 2006 and 2007 and now extends to about 4 hectares of mature vines to include Newton Court Farm, purchased in 2014.

Also in 2014 a new winery was built, where a further 8 hectares of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines were planted. All the land was former grazing pasture and has never been used for agriculture, so the soils are healthy and well-nourished. Ancre Hill apply a holistic approach to all activities in vineyard and winery, and practise conscientious biodynamics.

Wine Making

Grapes are manually harvested and whole bunch pressed, with 4-6 hours on the skins. Fermentation is stainless steel tanks with natural yeasts. Bottled unfiltered and unfined with a small amount of sulphur.

Tasting Note

The wine is incredibly pale, on the vin gris-meets-onion-skin end of the rose spectrum with flavours of wild strawberry, red cherry and marked by tart redcurrant freshness.

Food Matching

Perfect for antipasti, crab linguini, or wild salmon with hollandaise.

Technical Details

Colour Rose
Style Still
Country Wales
Region Monmouth
Abv 10%
Grapes 100% Pinot Noir
Wine Body Light
More Features Vegetarian, Vegan, Certified Organic, Certified Biodynamic, Sustainable, Natural
Oak Ageing None
Closure Type Screw Cap
Case Size 6
Unit Size 75 CL
Sulphites Low
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Price : £14.76