United Kingdom

(12.5%)

GOLD

Sparkling white 96 Gusbourne, Blanc de Noirs Brut, Kent 2018 (12%)

£59 Gusbourne

Enticing, complex nose of strawberries, orchard fruits, plums, cherries and honey. On the palate, summer fruits and more honey, apples, bread and caramel. Wonderfully complex with a long finish of toffee and caramel.

96 Hattingley Valley, Classic Reserve Brut, Hampshire NV (12%)

£29.99-£37.50 Caviste, Eton Vintners, Grape Britannia, Harvey Nichols, The Great Wine Co, The Naked Grape, Virgin Wines, Waitrose Cellar, Wickhams

Nuts, citrus, flint, green apples and blossom on the nose. Complex, with a core of fruit supplemented by savoury bread flavours: green apples, quince, honey, lemon and pear skins. An assertive mousse and a bold green apple and honeysuckle finish.

96 Wiston Estate, Blanc de Noir Brut, West Sussex 2014 (12%)

£56 Hennings, Lea & Sandeman, South Downs Cellars, Swig, Wiston Estate Dark gold, a complex, evolved style. Impressive aromatics of orchard fruits, raspberries, cherries, lemon, almonds, brioche and lightly toasted bread. Layers of flavours, soft spices and vanilla, and a long finish of candle wax and honey.

95 Albury Estate, Blanc de Noirs, Surrey NV (12%)

£38.95 Albury Vineyard

Complex aromas of biscuit, toasty brioche and compact fruit aromas of citrus, red fruits and red apples. The mousse is lively and the finish crisp. Will continue to evolve and gently uncoil itself over time.

95 Chapel Down, Kit’s Coty Coeur de Cuvée, Kent 2016

(12%)

£100 Chapel Down, Grape Britannia, Harrods

Elegant nose, brimming with lemon peel, golden apples, quince and nuts. Creamy texture with yellow fruits and a hint of mineral. Autolytic notes and oak shine through, with hazelnuts, pistachios and a touch of sweet cedar.

GOLD White 96 Chapel Down, Kit’s Coty Chardonnay, Kent 2019

£29-£36

Chapel Down, Fenwick, Fortnum & Mason, Harrods, Hedonism, Honest Grapes, Nysa, The Solent Cellar

Delicate yet powerful, delivering lemons, oranges, grapefruits, peaches on the nose and palate. Lightly and positively oaked, with subtle vanilla spice. Creamy lees apparent too, giving a supple mouthfeel. Very nicely integrated indeed.

96 Gusbourne, Guinevere Barrel Selection Chardonnay, Kent 2020 (12%)

£45 Gusbourne

Elegant yet with concentrated fruit flavours on the palate. Apple, lemon, stone fruit, tropical fruit even. Vanilla and smoke are apparent on the nose, then a creamy palate has a textured mouthfeel along with a touch of mineral firmness on the finish.