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One of the most serious English Sparkling producers. This historic estate has been in the Goring family since 1743. The tiny 16-acre vineyard is close-planted on a steep south-facing chalk escarpment described as 'similar to the Côte des Blancs' in Champagne. The fruit is picked very selectively with quality being the absolute focus. The grapes are pressed gently using a traditional Coquard press. After three years on the lees this wine, composed of 45% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay & 22% Pinot Meunier, is hand disgorged and balanced with a minimal dosage of just 4g/L. It has a fine counterbalance between toasty richness and power from the wines élevage in Burgundian French Oak barrels, with racy acidity, tension and a focused chalky minerality.

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Aug122010

Warm-Weather Whites: Muscadet and Meteors

Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 10:23AM |

Leah Greenstein

I like to check the weather. A lot. In fact, I'm a little obsessed. It started while I was working in Tahoe, where the Weather Channel is like porn for skiers, and carried over to my days working at Pax Wine Cellars, where the changes in weather could make or break the wines we were going to make. These days, I check the weather report to see what to cook for dinner and, more importantly, what wines to have on hand to drink with my meals.

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