- 35% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier
- Sourced from estate vineyards planted on flinty chalk-based soils
- Hand harvested
- Each variety is gently whole-bunch pressed then goes through primary fermentation in steel tanks
- Lees aging for 8 months in steel tanks
- Blended and bottled with 20-30% reserve wine dating back to 2008
- Slow secondary fermentation in bottle, kept on lees at 9-11C for 3-5 years
- Riddled and disgorged with a dosage of 8g/L
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
NV
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
West Sussex
Appellation:
South Downs
Variety:
Blend - Sparkling
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | UK-WIS-01-NV | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Wine Enthusiast
Score
95
Date
2025-02-04
"This gold-hued nonvintage Brut is a classic example of the stellar quality of English fizz. Initial gun smoke notes morph into more opulent aromas like honeyed apple, citrus peel and toasted hazelnut. The rapier acidity is cheek-sucking and tongue-tingling but lends freshness to the creamy textural weight and adds to the long, tangy finish. All elegance and class, this is highly food friendly but also totally delicious on its own— Christina Pickard"
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2020-05-01
"The NV Brut from Wiston has been a go-to English sparkler for some time now. The bunches are pressed using a traditional Coquard basket press. It has a steely, malic bouquet of dew-speckled Granny Smith apples, wet limestone and a touch of petrichor. It is almost like a Blanc de Blancs, reserved yet engaging. The palate is full of tension thanks to the driving acidity, though it is in no way a shrill sparkling wine. It is just sharp, with vivacious green apples intermixed with gooseberry and a touch of grapefruit on the finish. Excellent. Having regaled English sparkling wine to Antonio Galloni the previous day, it was only right that we chose a bottle of Non-Vintage Wiston Brut to commence. Wiston is one of the UK,s best producers and their sparklers genuinely give champagne a run for their money (and I write that as a person that criticized the category for many years).(NM)""
Decanter
Score
91
Date
2023-07-01
""Flinty white fruits and toast on the nose, the Brut NV is an almost equal blend of the three Champagne grapes. It has a great mousse combined with yeasty creaminess on the palate, thanks to four years of ageing on the lees. Crunchy green fruits and lime peel are sprinkled with white pepper spices, followed by a moreish finish. (SW)""
Jancis Robinson
Score
16.5
Date
2024-06-08
"A base of 2015, 40% reserve wines. Equal parts Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from their estate vineyards in the South Downs in West Sussex. Yields just 15 hl/ha. Aged on lees in bottle for three years. Fresh orchard fruit, buckets of it, but also traces of honey and brioche and pistachio bring richness and sweetness. Finishes with a scalpel-sharp etch of acidity. *Good Value* (TC)""