A very individual wine for Swift Sparkling, given that all other Swift wines are Chardonnay dominant, the Blanc de Noirs is wholly unlike any of our other sparkling; it is an artistic blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Pinot Meunier. The Noir offers depth and a savoury finish, while the Meunier dominates the nose and mid palate. This wine is overwhelmingly pretty – bright florals, pink lady apples and then a complex interesting finish which makes this wine a wonderful point of difference.

Sourced from a single vineyard with 2 different Pinot Noir blocks, all hand harvested, whole bunch pressed, fermented & matured separately until blending. MLF is minimal to preserve acidity and freshness. 5% of the blend was barrel fermented in old French oak hogheads.

Tirage bottled in early spring following vintage.

Alc – 12.0% pH - 3.05 TA – 7.6gL RS - 6.25gl

With 3.5 years on secondary yeast lees in bottle the wine has developed some lovely yeast lees complexity. It will retain its freshness and vibrancy now that it has been disgorged and will begin a different path of evolution through bottle maturation and continue to drink well for 5 years.