Matt Gregory English Field Blend 2021 20L 10% VOL

Matt Gregory, The English Winemaker

Wine: The English Field Blend

Region: Leicestershire

Grape: Solaris, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Seyval, Bacchus, Regent

Colour: Ros?

Alcohol: 10%

Size: 20L

A true reflection of the vintage made from a little of all the varietals grown in the vineyard - it tastes like English summer hedgerows. 

Producer

Working as a wine merchant in England for over 20 years, Matt Gregory eventually started making his wines in Sussex and New Zealand, where he worked alongside Theo Coles (of The Hermit Ram in North Canterbury). Matt?s wines originate from England and Italy and are labelled ?The English Winemaker?. He has a natural approach to winemaking and allows the different terroirs to express themselves. The English wines are produced from grapes grown at the organically farmed Walton Brook Vineyard (two hectares, south-facing) on the Leicestershire Wolds. Soil includes 200 million-year-old Jurassic fine-grained limestone (mud made from carbonates of coral and shell) overlain with two million-year-old glacial deposits featuring limestone, flint and ironstone. 

Farming and Winemaking

A little of all the varietals grown in the Walton Brook vineyard, Leicestershire. Mostly Seyval and Solaris with Regent, Bacchus, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. A short skin contact to keep the wine delicate, a flor developed over winter bringing some weight and saltiness to the wine.