Wines made from Rondo grapes of Surrey
Discover the best wines made with Rondo as a single variety or as a blend of Surrey.
Colourful, fruity reds with a dense purple robe, supple tannins and fresh acidity. Aromas of black cherry, blackberry, plum, blackcurrant and spicy notes. Round palate, best drunk young. A very early-ripening, cold-hardy interspecific variety (to -25 °C), it drives northern viticulture in Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Poland. German hybrid created in 1964 at Geilweilerhof (Vitis amurensis × Saint-Laurent, descended from Zarya Severa).
County in southern England (Surrey Hills, southwest of London), chalk-sand-clay soils identical to those of Champagne on south-facing slopes, cool climate. Signature: Champagne-style trio of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier in traditional-method sparkling wines with green apple, lemon, brioche, white flowers and a chalky note, fine bubbles and a saline finish — award-winning internationally. Bacchus as aromatic still white (elderflower, citrus). Denbies Wine Estate.