Bluebell Vineyard Estates Ashdown Ortega 2018
Type | White |
Grapes | Ortega |
Country/Region | United Kingdom, Sussex |
Food pairing | Meat, Game, Chicken, Poultry |
Vegan | ✔ |
Vintage | 2018 |
Alcohol | 11.5% |
This early ripening grape variety, a hybrid of Müller-Thurgau and Siegerrebe, produces a wine dominant with stone fruit and four months oak ageing creates richness.
Bold aromas of verbena, apricot and hazelnut lead to flavours of ripe peach, Mirabelle plum and baked apples on the palate. Ageing in old French oak barrels results in a complex wine with a rich mouthfeel and buttery finish which pairs beautifully with herby roast chicken or wild mushroom risotto. Dry and round with great structure, very well balanced and a long finish.
WinemakingOrtega: 100%
Alcohol: 11.5% vol
Residual Sugar: <1 g/l
Total Acidity: 5.5 g/l
pH: 3.43
Bottled: 22 May 2019
Established on the site of a former pig farm, the transition from swine to vine began as a hobby: the creation of a fine wine collection, an eye opening visit to Romaneé Conti in France and the belief that truly exceptional wines can be produced in England. The site, once home to thousands of Large Whites, Landrace and Blue Cross Pigs is now home to over 100,000 vines growing premium quality Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier vines along with Seyval Blanc, Bacchus, Ortega, Chasselas and Merlot.
Since our first plantings in 2005, the vineyard has more than doubled in size and we now have nearly 100 acres under-vine stretching across East and West Sussex.