2022 - Botley's
2022 - Botley's
As delicious as ever, a thrilling exercise in clever, zero-waste sparkling wine production from beautifully farmed fruit. This year's edition has its base wine from the sun-kissed 2022 vintage, bottled and sparked with the freshly fermenting juice of the 2023 vintage.
Cuvée: Botley’s
Style: Sparkling
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris
ABV: 10.5%
Vintage: 2022/NV
Winemaking: The final draw of the 2022 pressing for the traditional method (roughly 15% of the total yield) fermented in a small 400 litre stainless steel tank. During the 2023 harvest, a little fermenting must of the main field blend is saved in the freezer. After the manic activity of harvest is complete, the must is thawed out and bottled with the 2022 to spark secondary fermentation. Rested over winter, second fermentation properly begins in the spring as the cellar warms up. No disgorgement, unfined and unfiltered.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Chalk Limestone