Winery Hush Heath - Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée

Winery Hush HeathBalfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée of Winery Hush Heath is a sparkling wine from the region of Kent of England.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
The Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée of the Winery Hush Heath is in the top 90 of wines of Kent.

Taste structure of the Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée from the Winery Hush Heath

Light
Bold
Soft
Acidic
Gentle
Fizzy

In the mouth the Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée of Winery Hush Heath in the region of England is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée of Winery Hush Heath in the region of England often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hush Heath's Balfour 1503 Oast House Cuvée.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
11.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Informations about the Winery Hush Heath

The winery offers 33 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Kent in the region of England

The Winery Hush Heath is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Kent to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine England
In the top 150 of of United Kingdom wines
In the top 100 of of Kent wines
In the top 6000 of sparkling wines
In the top 90000 wines of the world

The wine region of Kent

The wine region of Kent is located in the region of England of United Kingdom. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Chapel Down or the Domaine Chapel Down produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Kent are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Ortega, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Kent often reveals types of flavors of apples, nectarine or toasted bread and sometimes also flavors of white pepper, chocolate or vanilla.


The wine region of England

England, although more famous for gin and beer, has been producing wine since Roman Imperial times (100 – 400 AD). Historically the country has not been known for the quality of its winemaking, inhibited by its northerly latitude and resulting cool Climate. However the last decade or so has seen considerable progress and expansion, and increases in planting of noble Grape varieties. Significant chaptilzation to off-set the high Acidity of under-ripe grapes was once common practice but since the 1970s and particularly since the turn of the millennium natural sugar levels have increased in the Vineyard and wines have increased in quality and reputation.

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