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Aldwick Estate - Flying Pig 2018
| Type | Red |
| Grapes | Pinot Noir, Regent |
| Country/Region | United Kingdom, Bristol |
| Food pairing | Meat, Fish, Vegetables, Pork, Cheese |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Alcohol | 11% |
Product number: 315973
£14.50
Price per bottle
An adynaton is a figure of speech depicting something so unlikely as to verge on the impossible. Vineyards in Great Britain? English red wine? Any prospect in late July 2011 that Aldwicks recently planted vines might thrive, much less produce internationally accredited wine? Pigs might fly!
Single-minded determination can confound naysayers. The will to succeed can triumph over adversity. Aldwicks logo epitomises our ascent: a heraldic pig with elevated wings.
Flying Pig is a vin de soif a wine for thirst. Best served slightly chilled.
Style: Light to medium bodied
Colour: Pale ruby
Nose: Cherries
Palette: Cinnamon with a hit of black cherries. Good length
Alcohol Content: 11%
Acidity: 4.9 g/l
pH: 3.51
Total Reducing Sugar: <1.0 g/l
Sulphur Dioxide Total: 64 mg/l
Vineyard: Aldwick Estate
Harvest: September 2017
Bottled: August 2019 (Unoaked)
Winemaker: Steve Brooksbank
The estate is now under the stewardship of Chriss sister Sandy Luck, who has created a delightfully secluded spot that is nevertheless very close to both the centre of Bristol and to rural Somerset.
Single-minded determination can confound naysayers. The will to succeed can triumph over adversity. Aldwicks logo epitomises our ascent: a heraldic pig with elevated wings.
Flying Pig is a vin de soif a wine for thirst. Best served slightly chilled.
Technical
Grape Varieties: 30% Regent & 70% Pinot NoirStyle: Light to medium bodied
Colour: Pale ruby
Nose: Cherries
Palette: Cinnamon with a hit of black cherries. Good length
Alcohol Content: 11%
Acidity: 4.9 g/l
pH: 3.51
Total Reducing Sugar: <1.0 g/l
Sulphur Dioxide Total: 64 mg/l
Vineyard: Aldwick Estate
Harvest: September 2017
Bottled: August 2019 (Unoaked)
Winemaker: Steve Brooksbank
About The Vineyard
In 2008, the late Chris Watts broke ground in approximately two acres of Homefield for his first vineyard. Things have grown and evolved since then, with more land under vine and the varieties of grape revisited to make the best use of the conditions. The estate is now under the stewardship of Chriss sister Sandy Luck, who has created a delightfully secluded spot that is nevertheless very close to both the centre of Bristol and to rural Somerset.