Ridgeview Sparkling Red Reserve NV

Highly aromatic with wild blackberry, vanilla and cherry on the nose. In the mouth, wild blackberry is finessed by a clean twist of pomegranate and sweet, peppery spice notes. Textured finish. Perfect with BBQ.

Country: UK  Region: Sussex Grape: Pinot Noir

ABV: 12%   Bottle Size: 75cl 

First released in 2023 and inspired by head winemaker Simon Robert’s time back in 1999 at the experimental vineyard and winery Brown Brothers who are based in Victoria, Australia. It was here he met Mardi (now his wife and Brand Ambassador & Director of PR at Ridgeview) who introduced him to the wonders of Australian sparkling Shiraz

Winner of Wine GB’s inaugural Pioneer Trophy upon its launch in 2023, the wine was created in the long hot summer of 2020 during lockdown, as they were pressing Pinot Noir from a vineyard in Suffolk and the juice coming out the press was very good quality, they knew they wanted to create something special. 

Grapes were sourced from original estate vines and other vineyards across Southern England.

De-stemmed and gently crushed then left on their skins for the first five days of fermentation. Approximately 15% of the base wine was aged in ten-year-old French oak barrels, before secondary bottle fermentation and disgorged after 18 months on lees.