2017 | Sugrue | The Trouble With Dreams

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Sparkling Wine: 2017 | Sugrue | The Trouble With Dreams

This is long, complex and absolutely delicious.

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Producer: Sugrue

Vintage: 2017

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12%

Varietal: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir

Country/Region: England, Various

A classic blend of barrel fermented Chardonnay and Pinot Noir boasting great purity and elegance, with lemon and apple aromas leading to a palate of delicate stone fruit and refreshingly crisp acidity. This is long, complex and absolutely delicious.

Producer Information

In 2006, acclaimed winemaker Dermot Sugrue planted at Storrington Priory, a small vineyard at the foot of the South Downs. The first release of Sugrue was ‘The Trouble with Dreams’ 2009 vintage which went on sale in 2013, rapidly gaining critical acclaim. The Trouble with Dreams 2010 (now only available in limited-release magnum) and 2011 (now sold out) followed and then the 2013; like most UK vineyards, there was no 2012 vintage. All current vintages are on sale here, Early vintages used grapes from Storrington Priory, grapes from Mount Harry Vineyard now form an increasing portion of the blend. In 2017, Dermot released Cuvée Dr Brendan O’Regan, a very special, and very emotional family project; a tribute to his granduncle who invented Duty Free. Some years after a degree in Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, Dermot studied Viticulture and Oenology at Plumpton College, Sussex. Following vintages in the UK he completed two seasons working in Bordeaux, at Chateau l’Eglise-Clinet, Pomerol and Chateau Leoville-Barton, St Julien. He joined Nyetimber in 2003 and was appointed Winemaker in 2004. Over the following years he oversaw Nyetimber’s emergence as one of the world’s greatest sparkling wine producers. He worked the 2006 vintage in Champagne for Jacquinot & Fils before joining Harry and Pip Goring to set up Wiston Estate winery, which is where he also crafts Sugrue. Dermot is also the winemaker for a number of highly respected wines produced under contract at Wiston, including Digby Fine English, Jenkyn Place and new producer Black Dog Hill as well as a good number of others. If you would like to read more about winemaker Dermot, the “creator of cult fizz Sugrue”, this article by Annie Krebiehl MW gives a few hints about what makes him tick, or read below, from the horse’s mouth itself.