The Winery Bolney Wine Estate of Sussex of England

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The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of England.
It is located in Sussex in the region of England

The Winery Bolney Wine Estate is one of the world's great estates. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Sussex to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines in Sussex among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

How Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of stuffed veal breast, new york hot dog or alice's rabbit.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

  • 2015With an average score of 3.52/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.49/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.44/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Rondo
  • Dornfelder

Discovering the wine region of Sussex

The wine region of Sussex is located in the region of England of United Kingdom. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nyetimber or the Domaine Nyetimber produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sussex are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Ortega, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sussex often reveals types of flavors of non oak, salt or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of melon, hazelnut or grass.

In the mouth of Sussex is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 36 estates and châteaux in the of Sussex, producing 154 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.

The top white wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

How Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of leek and tuna pie, quick crayfish chicken or cordon bleu all house.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

  • 2019With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.84/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate.

  • Bacchus
  • Pinot Gris
  • Schönburger
  • Huxelrebe
  • Chardonnay
  • Müller-Thurgau

Discover the grape variety: Reichensteiner

Intraspecific crossing between the müller-thurgau and a variety resulting from the crossing (madeleine angevine x calabre blanc) obtained in Germany in 1939 by Heinrich Birk (1898-1973). It can be found in France (Alsace, etc.), Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, New Zealand, etc.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

How Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of stuffed squid, cervelat in the alsatian style or quick and easy baked fish.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

  • 2016With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.74/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Reichensteiner
  • Dornfelder

The word of the wine: Skinny

Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.

The top pink wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

How Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork cheeks with cider and honey, stuffed mushrooms or rabbit with green olives.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or earth.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

  • 2016With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.38/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate.

  • Pinot Noir

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The top sweet wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

How Winery Bolney Wine Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Bolney Wine Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate

  • 2010With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Bolney Wine Estate.

  • Dornfelder
  • Rondo

The word of the wine: Red winemaking

Transformation of grapes into must and wine under the effect of alcoholic fermentation. The vinification of red wines takes place in several stages: destemming, crushing, alcoholic fermentation, vatting, running off and maturing.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Bolney Wine Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Bolney Wine Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Dornfelder

German, intraspecific cross made in 1955 by August Karl Herold (1902-1973) between the helfensteiner and the heroldrebe (more details, click here!). With these same parents he also obtained the hegel. The Dornfelder can be found in Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Canada, United States, ... . Virtually unknown in France, we nevertheless recognize a certain interest in it due to its short phenological cycle and the quality of its wines, both rosé and red.

News about Winery Bolney Wine Estate and wines from the region

Freixenet Copestick acquires Bolney Wine Estate

One the pioneering English wine estates, Bolney has a portfolio of sparkling and still wines that have won several awards. It was founded in 1972 by Janet and Rodney Pratt and is now run by their daughter, and winemaker, Sam Linter. Commenting on the acquisition, Freixenet Copestick — the UK and Ireland arm of Henkell Freixenet — said it was sure it had found ‘the perfect winery’. MD Robin Copestick said: ‘The sparkling wines are excellent and the business is excellently run by Sam Linter.’ ...

Big plans for Bolney as Wine GB welcomes acquisition

Freixenet Copestick has revealed a host of plans for its newly acquired English winery, Bolney Wine Estates in Sussex, as it embarks on its first English wine venture. With the ink barely dry on the deal, which was signed late last Friday (14 January), Freixenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick is not short of ideas when it comes to improving the already successful English winery. Describing Bolney as ‘the perfect match’ for Freixenet Copestick, he said: ‘When we arrived at Bolney in early September ...

UK wine trade urges government rethink on duty tax plans

Ministers have said plans to link duty tax more closely to alcohol levels (abv) from February 2023 will create a simpler and fairer system, but UK wine trade leaders have called for a government rethink. The issue is coming to a head as a government-led consultation period nears its 30 January deadline. While plans to abolish the premium tax rate on sparkling wine have been widely welcomed, the new system would see duty increase on some still and fortified wines. This could lead to price rises, ...

The word of the wine: Skinny

Thin and lacking in substance in the mouth.