NV Hattingley Valley Classic Reserve

94 pts
One of the breakout English producers of the last decade, Hattingley Valley combines a traditional approach to sparkling winemaking with premium terroir.

Price:
Sale price$67.00
Stock:
Sold out
Rendering loop-subscriptions

Description

The Hattingley Valley vineyard was established by Simon Robinson in 2008 on a north-facing slope atop the chalky soils of Hampshire with a view to make sparkling wines that could compare to the very best of France.

In 2010 he was joined by the affable Emma Rice, a winemaker that Matthew Jukes dubbed "extraordinarily talented". Her influence and experience has proved invaluable helping Hattingley rise in a short amount of time to be one of the most awarded producers in England at the forefront of the English sparkling movement. Emma has received the prestigious Winemaker of the Year in the English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition both in 2014 and in 2016 - the first woman to do so.

Her winemaking style is deeply rooted in the traditions of Champagne, where she combines the extended barrel time and less ageing (minimum of 18 months for this cuvee) of the traditional Méthode Champenoise with the distinctive terroir of southern England.

This is a brilliant bubbly - full-bodied and yet tamed by a racy acidity which offers a thrilling experience to the last drop.

Hattingley Valley is proud to release its first Classic Reserve - a blend of several vintage wines (18% reserve wines). Grapes were hand harvested and whole bunch pressed. 15% of this wine was barrel fermented in old White Burgundy barrels and partial malolactic fermentation took place in order to soften the wine's natural acidity.

After blending the wine underwent secondary fermentation in bottle and spent a minimum of 18 months ageing on its lees and at least 5 months on cork before release in our cellars add complexity to create our signature style.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Sparkling
Country England
Region Hampshire
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Jancis Robinson
Critic Score 94
Alcohol 12%
Size 750ml
Closure Cork

Others also liked

Recently viewed

Common Questions

Delivery is free on orders of $150 or more.

For orders under this amount, delivery is calculated at checkout based on your postcode. You can order in any quantity or combination of wines you like. Straight dozens are not required.

We will dispatch your order the same or next business day.

Estimated delivery transit time varies depending on your location. Please review this page for specific estimates.

No sorry we do not have a store front and pickup is not available.

Yes, no problem. When placing your order select ‘Store at Different Drop and Delivery Later’ as your shipping method or reply to the order confirmation email after placing your order with additional instructions.

We stock three different sized gift boxes (single, three bottle and six), all are available for purchase for a flat rate of $8. They look great and make an awesome impression.

To add a gift box to your order, simply add at checkout. The special requests box is your friend, please give us as many details of what you are looking for and we will try our best, or get in contact to discuss it with you. 

If you want to bulk order gifts or if you have any trouble please email hello@differentdrop.com or call and we can try and help.

 

Our warehouse is automated so unless you tell us otherwise, we will ship your order. If you would like us to hold your order please reply to the order confirmation email after placing your order and we are happy to store your order for up to 6 months at no charge. You can review our heat policy here.

Yes, of course. We want Different Drop customers to always be getting the best price. You can see our price match policy here.

No, feel free to mix it up! There is no minimum requirement. You can order wines in any quantity or combination, 1 or 50+ bottles.

No, all prices are set at the full discounted dozen rate already.

If you can't add more wine to your cart it means we are low on stock of that wine. For example, if you are only able to 3 bottles and no more that means we only have 3 bottles left of that wine. If it's a must have, please contact us and we may be able to order more in for you.

Regular Enquiries

Urgent Enquiries

02 8376 8775