Produced using the classical method Henners Brut NV is a blend of the three traditional sparkling grape varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
The grapes for Henners Brut NV are grown on Henners own clay soil and a neighbouring grower’s chalk soil. These two parcels of grapes complement each other in terms of generosity and finesse.
The components are blended each year with small proportions of reserve wine to bring additional depth and structure. The wine is aged on its lees for 3 years, producing an elegant, refined English sparkling wine with great balance and a delicious citrus and orchard fruit backbone.
Sourdough aromas combine with crunchy green apple fruit to provide a wonderfully welcoming nose. The palate is fine with a lively and persistent mousse. Green apple and pear fruit characters mix with a toasted brioche leesy flavour helping to provide a complex and moreish palate.
Balanced acidity and a long finish make this a very classy sparkling wine which makes the perfect aperitif or celebration wine.
Collette studied Viticulture & Oenology at the UK’s prestigious Plumpton College and then worked in wineries in New Zealand, California and South Africa to hone her winemaking skills. When she joined Henners, Collette could immediately see the potential in Sussex for growing extraordinary winemaking grapes, particularly where the Henners hectares are nestled in the South Downs.
Sussex has a warm climate and soil types similar to Champagne. Champagne lies on the 49th parallel north while the Sussex Weald lies on the 51st parallel north. Sussex has many south-facing slopes, which are suitable for growing the grape varieties found in sparkling wine, such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
The grapes, most commonly Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot meunier, are used to make several base wines that are assembled together to make Champagne, English Sparkling wine and other classic cuvée wines.
Champagne blends can also include Arbane, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris. Other appelations have rules about which grapes can be included.
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