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Gusbourne Estate Ltd

Gusbourne Fifty One Degrees North 2014 2014

England, Kent
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
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Alcohol

12.0%

Analytical data

brut

8.0 g/l residual sugar
8.9 g/l acidity
3.03 pH

Vineyard

Fruit is carefully selected from a myriad of different blocks within 2 distinctly different terroirs (clay in Kent and chalk in Sussex). Both sites benefit from low altitude and close proximity to the sea (less than 6 miles). 20% of crop dropped at fruit set for green harvest

Soil Type

Clay loam over sand in Kent and flinty loam over chalk in Sussex

Vinification

Whole bunch pressed and naturally settled for 24 hours. 10-day ferment at 18C in stainless steel with small proportion in oak barrels

Maturation

6 months

Oak influence: 17% in old oak barrels
Months in bottle: 80
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