Churton Petit Manseng, Organic, Marlborough, New Zealand, 50cl Bottle 2018
Marlborough, New Zealand
Tasting Notes
Churton's 2018 sweet Petit Manseng is bright, yellow gold with green illuminated flecks. It has a complex, aromatic bouquet of lemon wood flowers and slightly honeyed quince, with an element of almond or peach kernel. In the mouth our Petit Manseng is full bodied starting sweet and rich with ripe pear, candy peel and a touch of caramel. This leads to a fine long finish with the balance being supplied by racy citrus acidity and a touch of phenolics reminiscent of the graininess in quince. This is the first Churton Petit Manseng produced by passerillage - practice of leaving grapes on the vine to dry, concentrating their flavours. The resulting wine is rich, persistent and mouth-filling, artfully balancing the extra sugar sweetness achieved through clean botrytis within it’s elegant framework.
Food Matches
Strong blue cheese, Pate & Tarte tatin
Wine Profile
Wine Type Pudding Wine
Vintage 2018
Style Rich & Complex Whites
Country New Zealand
Region Marlborough
Grower Name Churton
Grape Variety Petit Manseng
ABV 13.00%
Closure Natural Cork
Bottle Size 50cl
Allergens Sulphites
Method Organic
SKU CHURTONPM18
Grower
Churton
Churton is a fantastic 22-hectare family run vineyard, which was established in 1997 by Sam and Mandy Weaver. It is named after Church Pulverbatch in Shropshire (known as Churton), which is where Sam was born. The estate is located to the North of the South Island in New Zealand, between the Omaka and Waihopai Valleys, in the renowned region of Marlborough. It is 200 metres… Read More
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Marlborough
Marlborough lies at the northern-most tip of New Zealand's South Island, and is the largest of the country's wine-producing regions. The local geography consists of a large, flat river valley with deep deposits of silt and gravel, however, significant variations in soil type in specific sites gives the terroir great diversity. The best sites feature shallow, stony… Read More
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Petit Manseng
Petit Manseng is a white grape originating in southwest France with its spiritual home thought to be in and around Jurançon.Named after its small thick-skinned berries, it produces loose bunches of intense sugar-rich grapes with little juice and a lot of natural acidity which makes them ideal for delectable sweet wines. It is a tricky grape to grow but has an increasing… Read More
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