{"title":"Squerryes Collection","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"squerryes-brut-2019","title":"Squerryes Brut 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eSquerryes sits on a chalk escarpment high on the Kent North Downs, and the estate makes rather a lot of that fact — with reason. At 150 metres the vineyard runs roughly a degree cooler than its neighbours across the south-east, which buys a longer, slower summer and fruit that ripens without losing its nerve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the house blend, Chardonnay-led with Pinot Noir and Meunier filling in the middle, all hand-picked and made by the traditional method. The 2022 was a warm, dry season in Kent, and the wine reflects it: a little more flesh on the bone than cooler years give, with the natural sweetness of ripe fruit balanced against the acidity the site delivers as a matter of course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass it is precise and energetic rather than rich. Green apple and citrus lead, there is a pastry note from time on lees, and the finish is properly dry and clean. What I like about it is the lack of showing off — no heavy dosage, no attempt to imitate Champagne, just a well-made English sparkling wine that tastes of the chalk it grew on. At £35 it holds its own against Champagne at the same money, and beats most of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e8-10°C, in a white wine glass rather than a flute. Open it and pour it; this is not a wine that needs a ceremony. Drink over the next three to four years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDandy on Maltby Street, where it suits the room. Bentley's for oysters. The Wolseley if the occasion calls for a bit of grandeur without a lot of fuss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFish and chips, honestly — the bubbles and the acidity do exactly what you want against batter and vinegar. More formally, smoked salmon or a plate of prawns. It is also a very good aperitif on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56670399004996,"sku":"HO28904B22","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/Squerryes.png?v=1776415482"},{"product_id":"squerryes-brut-2019-copy","title":"Squerryes Rosé 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eSquerryes make their sparkling wine high on the North Downs at Westerham in Kent, on chalk that is a geological cousin of Champagne's. This is their traditional-method rosé — bottle-fermented, lees-aged, brut — a 2022 that leans on the estate's Pinot for its colour and its red-fruit character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe family's motto, Licet est Beatis, translates loosely as 'it is permitted to be joyful', and of everything they make this is the bottle that earns it. There is nothing solemn about a good English rosé fizz, and this one is built for the sunnier end of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe colour is a pale, pretty pink; the nose is all crisp summer berries — redcurrant, strawberry, a little raspberry. The palate keeps that fruit bright and delicate, with a citrus-and-cranberry tang and the fine, refreshing acidity English chalk delivers so well. The mousse is fine, the finish clean and energetic rather than heavy. Time on the lees gives it just enough weight to sit at the table rather than only in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen it on a warm evening, or pour it as a rosé apéritif with people you actually like. It has the shellfish-friendly acidity to start a summer lunch and the charm to carry a celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChill to 8-10°C, no colder, so the berry fruit stays expressive. A white-wine glass shows it better than a narrow flute. Drink on the young side while it is fresh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe River Cafe, Hammersmith — terrace weather and English fizz. Brat, Shoreditch — wood-fired fish loves a sparkling rosé. Scott's, Mount Street — a glass of pink at the bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDressed crab, or grilled prawns with a squeeze of lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56670542692676,"sku":"HO28903B22","price":41.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/ROSE.png?v=1776421364"},{"product_id":"squerryes-blanc-de-blancs","title":"Squerryes Blanc de Blancs 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Warde family had the ground at Squerryes surveyed before planting in 2006, the report came back saying the chalk escarpment running through their Kent estate had more in common with the Cote des Blancs than with anywhere else in England. They planted accordingly. This is the wine that proves the geologist right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is entirely Chardonnay, grown high on the North Downs at around 150 metres, where the site runs about a degree cooler than most of the south-east. That matters more than it sounds: cooler means slower, and slower means the fruit arrives with acidity intact. The 2018 then sat on its lees for sixty-nine months — nearly six years — which is longer than a great many vintage Champagnes get.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is taut rather than showy. Green apple and lemon zest lead, with stone fruit filling in behind and a chalky, almost stony line running underneath the whole thing. The acidity is fully integrated rather than sitting on top, and the long lees ageing has left a fine bready texture that softens the edges without blunting them. English sparkling wine gets talked about in terms of potential; this is a bottle that has stopped needing the qualifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to Serve\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e8-10°C. Please use a white wine glass rather than a flute — a wine with this much lees character needs room to show it, and a flute throws it all away. No need to rush: it will keep developing for another five years or so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhere to Drink It\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBentley's on Swallow Street, at the oyster bar. Scott's in Mayfair for something more occasion-led. Noble Rot, which has been championing English growers for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative oysters if they are in season, or Dorset crab dressed simply. It is also very good with a plate of good ham and a hunk of Comte — the lees texture handles salt beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56670565663044,"sku":"HO28902B18","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/BDB_a5661d8c-be7f-4ee4-a41c-b411051e53b2.png?v=1776422327"},{"product_id":"patience","title":"Patience 2014","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"170\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"10\"\u003ePatience\u003c\/em\u003e is not simply a prestige cuvée. It is the result of more than a decade of restraint, ageing, and quietly waiting for a wine to prove itself worthy of the name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"172\" data-end=\"405\"\u003eCreated by Squerryes from exceptional reserve wines held back from the estate’s finest vintages, only the bottles that truly stood the test of time would become \u003cem data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"343\"\u003ePatience\u003c\/em\u003e. The inaugural 2014 release is limited to just 3,000 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"633\"\u003eInspired by the remarkable story of Patience Warde, merchant, political figure, exile, and ancestor of the Warde family behind Squerryes, the wine carries the same sense of conviction and quiet confidence as the man himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"903\"\u003eThe result is one of the most impressive English sparkling wines we’ve tasted in years. Layered, poised and deeply expressive, with remarkable concentration balanced by elegance and precision. A wine built as much for significant moments as it is for serious drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"1045\"\u003ePresented in an extraordinary keepsake box with brass opener and agrafe closure, \u003cem data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"996\"\u003ePatience\u003c\/em\u003e feels every bit as special as the liquid inside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1158\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA bottle for milestones, long lunches that turn into evenings, and the sort of occasions you remember properly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Decant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56770614853956,"sku":"HO28901B14","price":207.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/2551\/9940\/files\/PAC.png?v=1779380738"}],"url":"https:\/\/checkout.houseofdecant.com\/collections\/squerryes-collection.oembed","provider":"House of Decant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}