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Coates & Seely Hampshire Reserve Bruttext
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16½/20

Coates & Seely Hampshire Reserve Brut NV

EnglandThe first British fizz to land on our shores. This is a tiny, hands-on, traditional method (Méthode Britannique) sparkling house, making small amounts of very high quality fizz. Salt, wet chalk, lemon pith and subtle earthiness rings on the intense on nose and palate. Quite the bite with crunchy, citrus-spun acids, but charms with honest exuberance. Lively and bright, with a puff of smoke lingering. Well done - looking forward to much more Brit fizz. 65/35 chardonnay/pinot noir from 2009 and 2010 is blended and finished with a 10 g/l dosage.Tasted: 14 December 2015Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:
BC$54.00750mlprivate wine shops
Producer: Coates & SeelyDistributors: Lifford Wine and Spirits
Blend: Chardonnay - Pinot NoirCSPC: 562447