Pinot Meunier. A most interesting red grape variety we're sure you will agree, so buying this bottle we thought we were getting a red wine such was our haste to get it.
We only found out it was a white wine on opening. Not surprising really given that the vast majority of P.M. goes into sparkling wine in this country.
We've enjoyed an English Pinot Meunier vinificato in bianco previously. The equally de-licious one from Simpsons. We hope UK sparkling wine producers will make more still white wines from this grape and it wouldn't hurt to make some reds from it as well surely?
PS. The Oastbrook vineyard (East Sussex) was only planted in 2018 by America and Nick Brewer, a Brazilian/English couple with no previous winegrowing experience. They also make monovarietal Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir as well as sparkling wine.
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