ROSÉ NV (2020 BASE)

More about our Rosé NV

Made in only very limited volumes, our non-vintage Rosé is a vivid, vibrant sparkling wine – one that often sells out. A soft, pale pink, this bottling (based on the 2020 vintage) combines a gentle creamy character with just-picked strawberries, sun-ripened plums and cherry blossom notes. Aromatic but driven and long, with our trademark minerality and mouthwatering acidity, it’s a beautiful, food-friendly wine. Only 1,860 bottles were produced.

How our Rosé NV is made

Grapes from our five-hectare vineyard were hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed and vinified in a combination of stainless steel and old oak. The wines all go through malolactic fermentation, tempering the naturally taut style. The 2020 base wines were blended with around 10% reserve wines (from a solera we have collected over the years), lending additional complexity and richness. Once blended and bottled, the wine spent a minimum 42 months on the lees, developing biscuity, autolytic notes. Disgorged in November 2025, the wine received a dosage of 9g/L

More about the 2020 vintage

The 2020 vintage – forever remembered for the pandemic – proved challenging in many ways but made some spectacular wines. The season started with beautiful weather in March and April, but frost threatened the crop in late April and mid-May, by around 40%. Warm weather in August and September, however, allowed the fruit to ripen perfectly. The grapes at Candover Brook were picked during the 1st fortnight of October (always 3-4 days only and not too far apart). In 2020 we started on the 7th of October, which is fairly standard, before October’s heavy rain.

Press & awards

Silver at 2026 Wine GB Awards

“Salmon-pink. Savoury-fruited, combining plum, raspberry and citrus with toasted nut notes and a whisper of forest floor.  Structured yet elegant, it carries its richer style into a long finish. Drink 2026-2032.”

91 points, Decanter – Panel Tasting, May 2026

“Strawberry, spice and brioche aromas; red apple, raspberry, ripe orange and plum on the palate, with toasted almond notes.”

90 points – Silver Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards 2026

“The NV Brut Rose, a blend of 54% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Meunier and 13% Pinot Noir from Hampshire's Candover Valley, features 85% of its base from the 2018 vintage, with the remainder from a "solera" dating back to 2011.  After three years on lees, it presents a subtle nose with glimpses of lemon, smooth creamy yeast and a hint of chalk.  The palate offers immense freshness, reminiscent of lemony strawberry sorbet, with foamy bubbles and verve framed by yeasty creaminess.  A 9 g/L dosage enhances the tart red berry fruit, channelling superb freshness into lasting bright fruit.  Disgorged: August 2022.”

91 points, Vinous – Anne Krebiehl MW, February 2025

“Aromatic intense floral nose, fresh acidity, and pleasing macerated red fruit, peach, herbal notes on a backbone of sourdough and hints bruised fruit.”

90 points – Silver Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards 2025

“I first wrote this wine up in March 2022 in Vineyard Magazine, having earmarked it as a future rosé superstar. Over the last few years, it has further refined its message. With lovely ripe fruit and a smooth, pure palate with hints of redcurrants and cranberries, this is a silky wine from a textural perspective, cut with tangy red fruit
notes. It is precisely what you are after when you think English Sparkling Rosé.”

Matthew Jukes – matthewjukes.com, June 2025

“Rhubarb and red apple on the nose lead to a creamy and sophisticated palate with a shortbread backdrop and elegance.”

91 points – Silver Medal, International Wine Challenge 2024

"This is one of the most stunning English rosés I have tasted and the super-smooth, incredibly pure fruit is mesmerising. I urge you to track down a bottle and raise as glass to this brave new label, as soon as you can!"

Matthew Jukes – Vineyard Magazine, March 2022