Rathfinny Mini Cuvée Rosé 2023 (50cl)
£22.95
The wine
Delicate pale pink in the glass with a vibrant nose of wild strawberries, juicy peaches and hints of brioche. Poised and precise on the palate, with vibrant acidity and a creamy mousse carrying the complex flavours onto the long, fresh finish.
Half of the blend is Pinot Noir, with Chardonnay and a fifth Meunier. The fruit was hand harvested and whole-bunch pressed, then vinified with as little intervention as possible: stainless steel at 16C, partial malolactic, and bottled with liqueur de tirage for the second fermentation. Rathfinny sit on chalk on a south-facing South Downs slope three miles from the sea, the same geology that runs under Champagne, and the maritime influence is what gives the acidity its cut.
The producer
Rathfinny Wine Estate
View all Rathfinny Wine Estate winesRathfinny Wine Estate is one of the leading lights of the English sparkling wine revolution, a large, ambitious estate set in the South Downs of Sussex just a few miles from the sea. In little more than a decade it has become a benchmark for the category.
The chalk soils and cool maritime climate are a mirror of Champagne, ideal for growing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier for traditional-method sparkling. Sustainable farming and precise winemaking bring freshness, finesse and a distinct sense of place.
The range spans the crisp Classic Cuvée, an elegant Rosé Brut, a mineral Blanc de Blancs and a richer Blanc de Noirs, each a poised, food-friendly expression of English terroir.
Fresh, refined and genuinely world-class, Rathfinny proves that England can produce sparkling wine to rival the very best.
