Breaky Bottom, Gerard Hoffnug Brut Vintage Vintage:2009 (from vines situated in the

(from vines situated in the very best part of En l’Ormeau that average 50 years of age)

A wonderfully elegant and slightly fresher nose is composed by notes of cool wild red berries

The spicy flavors don’t possess quite the same mid-palate concentration though there is still plenty of punch and muscle on the sneaky long and nicely complex finale

Discreet wood is present on the spicy and gamy aromas cut with plenty of earth and soft floral nuances

it's layered and incisive

Breaky Bottom, Gerard Hoffnug Brut Vintage Vintage:2009 (from vines situated in thePeter and Christina Hall have farmed their beautifully isolated little Sussex plot for half a century, and Halls wines are as characterful as the man himself. He is perhaps the countrys finest exponent of sparkling Seyval, though my top mark in a recent tasting went to this Chardonnay and Pinot blend for its savoury mushroom aromas and fresh but bready palate.