Winery Hush Heath - Balfour Chardonnay - Ortega

Winery Hush HeathBalfour Chardonnay - Ortega

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Balfour Chardonnay - Ortega of Winery Hush Heath is a white wine from the region of Kent of England.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Ortega.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Balfour Chardonnay - Ortega of Winery Hush Heath in the region of England often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Hush Heath's Balfour Chardonnay - Ortega.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
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.

Last vintages of this wine

Balfour Chardonnay - Ortega - 2018
In the top 100 of of Kent wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of Balfour Chardonnay - Ortega from Winery Hush Heath are 2018

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 20 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 great 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 650 of of United Kingdom wines
In the top 600 of of Kent wines
In the top 90000 of white wines
In the top 350000 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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