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Kevin's comments: Very fresh and fruity style with crisp acidity, enhanced by 6 months "sur lie" before bottling.
Chateau Tasting Notes
CHAPEL DOWN, TENTERDEN, KENT
New Wave Wines is a new company. They make wine from grapes grown in England under the Curious Grape and Chapel Down brands. Because they are new they don't have preconceived ideas about wine and wine drinkers and because they are English they don't have many familiar grape varieties.
They come without baggage and snobbery, tradition and convention. They come with fresh wines, fresh ideas and fresh energy. These are however, some traditions that they will keep alive. Quality is at the very core of what they do, and they will not let a bottle out of their winery if it does not reach their own exacting standards.
Their winery is situated at Tenterden in Kent and has received major investment in the most technically advanced winemaking equipment and is making fresh, modern and clean tasting wines that have been repackaged most attractively.
Grapes: Made from Reichensteiner, Rivaner (Muller Thurgau), Schunburger, Bacchus, Seyval Blanc and others.
Winemaking: The numerous varieties are blended and then fermented together in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. This is followed by extended lees contact and Batonnage.
Serve: Chilled to accompany pasta, seafood and white meats
Taste: Hawthorns, apple, dough and orange blossom notes in a smooth, well balanced and structured white wine. A beautifully balanced, fruity dry white wine aged sur lie.
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