Fifty One Degrees North Twenty Sixteen
Our most exclusive vintage wine to date and a truly wonderful expression of time and place. So much so, we took its name from the precise latitude of our vineyards: Fifty One Degrees North.
"It's hard to capture a wine like this in words. You just know it when you taste it: it is complete." Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com, 23 June 2025
Thank you for your interest in purchasing Gusbourne Fifty One Degrees North 2016; unfortunately, this limited-release is temporarily out of stock. We will be releasing additional bottles in mid September 2025. To be notified when it is available, please register your email below.
It is, quite simply put, magnificent. Every molecule feels as if it is vibrating with the intensity of its own beauty. It radiates a kind of honeyed gold energy, the glistening acidity tasting as if it has been dipped in golden honey and spun into a slipstream of spine-tingling tenacity. The flavours unfurl, almost, it seems, in slow motion. Guava, Forelle pear, a soft smudge of toffee, a fine craquelure of smoke. Torque rising through the wine as the finest of bubbles leave staccato in their wake. It's hard to capture a wine like this in words. You just know it when you taste it: it is complete. I didn't blink when I saw the price.
Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com, 23 June 2025
Fifty One Degrees North Twenty Sixteen
Analysis
Grape Variety:
- 67% Chardonnay
- 33% Pinot Noir
Alcohol:
12%
Titratable Acidity:
8.9g/l
Residual Sugar:
10g/l
PH:
2.94
Factsheets:
All will be downloaded as PDF
2016 2014Winemaking
Processing:
Whole bunch pressed and naturally settled for 24 hours.
Fermentation:
10 days at 18-20 degrees Celsius using specialist sparkling wine yeast. Fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks with a 21% fermented in old oak barrels for complexity.
Bottling Date:
11th May 2017.
Lees Ageing:
Minimum 67 months.
