Red Kite Brut Light Red Sparkling 2022

Wine type Traditional method sparkling wine. Vintage 2022 vintage Grape Varieties Regent 100% Alcohol 12% Acidity 8.5g/l Residual Sugar 9g/l Winemaking Handpicked whole bunch pressed, macerated for two days. Secondary fermentation is undertaken in the bottle over one year. Chet Valley Winery Fourth-generation farmers son, John, also a qualified Chemist planted this plot in 2010 and built a new state-of-the-art winery in 2020. This wine is the first from these vines and the first to be produced in the new winery Terroir Gentle undulation with East-West vine row direction allowing slow ripening. The land has some frost pockets is well-draining sandy loam changing to boulder clay (clay with chalk chip) at 1.4 metres depth. Can suffer from drought stress and nutrient leaching. Location South Norfolk Soil Sandy Loam Altitude 40m Microclimate Maritime, westerly wind, rain shadow of Atlantic damp air where the rain has fallen on the west country giving East Anglia more sunshine hours and less rain than the rest of the country. Top temp. 35C lowest temp.-5C Training method Double Guyot Vertical Cane positioning although sometimes spur pruning undertaken. Vines 10 years old Harvest First week in October Harvest method Hand picked Aging The secondary fermentation in the bottle and laying down is for one year. Tasting notes Red Cherry and cranberry, some tannin and yeast influence, dry.Serve at 11C Food pairings Great with barbecue food, game or turkey.