Gusbourne Chardonnay Twenty Twenty Four

Gusbourne Chardonnay is a bright, vibrant expression of our still winemaking. Made from hand-picked Chardonnay grown in our Appledore vineyards in Kent, it captures the cool clarity of the 2024 vintage with flavours of citrus fruit, nectarine and crunchy pair. There is a lovely sense of energy and focus, with a wet-stone, chalky mineral note leading to fresh ginger and white pepper spice on the finish.
Serve chilled with oysters, a generous plate of fruits de mer, simply cooked white fish or a crumbly, creamy goat’s cheese.

Price: £40

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TASTING NOTE

A pale straw colour in the glass, with delicate notes of lemon, grapefruit zest and green apple. The palate is fresh and vibrant, showing bright citrus fruits alongside nectarine
and crunchy pear. The wine is elegant and quite linear with a beautiful wet-stone,
chalky mineral note leading to fresh ginger, white pepper spice on the finish.
Food pairing: Perfect with oysters, a plate of fruits de mer or a crumbly, creamy goats cheese.

VINTAGE REPORT

The overarching story of 2024 was a wet and challenging vintage – but painstaking work in the vineyard was rewarded with a small yet mighty harvest. Following a wet winter, budburst was on 26th March (earlier than 2023) and flowering was on 18th June. The weather was characterised by frequent rainfall interspersed with mild weather. The total volume of rainfall wasn’t exceptional, but the frequency was. At harvest, we were rigorous in our quality control – bringing in micro-parcels of fruit at peak ripeness and in a beautiful condition.

Gusbourne Chardonnay Twenty Twenty Four

Analysis

GRAPE VARIETY:

100% Chardonnay

ALCOHOL:

12%

TITRATABLE ACIDITY:

10.5g/l

RESIDUAL SUGAR:

6.7g/l

PH:

3.45

Factsheets:

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2024

Winemaking

PROCESSING:

Whole bunch pressed.

FERMENTATION:

fermented and aged for nine months in 500L French oak puncheons; 15% new and 85% neutral. Aged for a further six months on fine lees in stainless-steel before bottling.