Wine
HUGO
2021 Traditional Method Sparkling HUGO
11.0% ABV
Grapes/Blend: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris, in that order of magnitude in the blend.
The wine is a field blend which has been co-fermented. There is no added sulphur, yeast, fining agent or dosage for the primary ferment. However, for the secondary ferment we add a biodynamic yeast from Champagne Fleury, but nothing else.
We use a traditional Coquard basket press.
No pumps are used for the wine, all movements are done by gravity. Ferment takes place in 5 or 6 fill Burgundy barrels and some amphora. A small proportion of reserve wine is added to the vintage.
Sheep graze the vineyard in the winter to keep the grass down and add fertility. The vineyard is on south facing chalk downland at an altitude of 90 meters.
The wine is certified Organic and Biodynamic.
Winemaker: Daniel Ham
HUGO Rosé
HUGO Rosé
2022 Vintage
Rosé Sparkling
Cuvée: HUGO
Style: Sparkling Brut Nature
Colour: Rosé
Grapes/Blend: Chardonnay 57%, Pinot Noir 22%, Pinot Meunier 16%, Pinot Gris 5%
ABV: 12.0%
Winemaking: Pressed using a traditional Coquard basket press. A natural ferment with no added sulphur or yeast. The wine was fermented in 5/6 fill Burgundy barrels. A barrel of red wine was made of half and half Pinot Noir and Meunier, which was blended in at 10% to the base wine. Wine moved and bottled by gravity. No filtration. Disgorged January 2025 with no dosage after 18 months on lees.
Sulphur: None add
Soil: Chalk Limestone
Winemaker: Daniel Ham
BOTLEYS
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White Semi-Sparkling
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris
Winemaking: This is made from the last pressings, the Taille. Fermation in tank, no added yeast or sulphur. After a year the fermenting juice from the next vintage is added to the wine to create the secondary ferment, just before bottling by gravity.
No filtration, no disgorgement.
100% Terrior.