Hughes&Hughes Whites
2019 Hughes&Hughes Chardonnay
Fruit from vineyards in the Coal River and Derwent Valleys. 70% whole bunch pressed, 30% cold-soaked on skins for five days, all naturally fermented in oak (15% new). Partial malolactic fermentation while maturing on lees for five months. Bottled unfined and filtered.
2019 Hughes&Hughes “Lees Aged” Chardonnay
Fruit from a single vineyard in the Coal River Valley. Whole bunch pressed directly to barrel where it was naturally fermented and matured (20% new). It underwent 50% malolactic fermentation while lees ageing for ten months. Bottled unfined and filtered.
Sold Out
2019 Hughes&Hughes “barrel ferment” Riesling
Fruit from a single vineyard in the Coal River Valley, picked at 12.5 baume, soaked on skins for 24 hours and fermented in seasoned barrels with natural yeast. Half underwent malolactic ferment while maturing on lees. Bottled unfined and filtered.
2020 Hughes&Hughes Rose’
This rose is from merlot and pinot noir sourced from the coal river valley, barrel fermented with natural yeast and matured in tank. Bottled unfined and filtered.
2020 Hughes&Hughes Pinot gris
Fruit from vineyards in the North West and Tamar and Derwent Valleys, picked between 11.5 and 12.5 baume. Parcels were fermented on skins (25%), in seasoned barrels (25%) and in tank (50%) before being blended and matured in tank on lees. Bottled unfined and filtered.
2020 Hughes&Hughes Sauvignon Blanc
Fruit from two vineyards in the Coal River Valley (Clarence House and Nocton), picked at 12.5 baume, skin soaked for 12 hours, 90% naturally fermented in tank and 10% naturally fermented in oak before being matured on lees. Bottled unfined and filtered.
2020 Hughes&Hughes Riesling
Fruit from vineyards in the Derwent and Coal River Valleys, picked between 11.5 and 12 baume. Skin ferment makes up 15% of the blend with the remainder soaked on skins for 12 to 24 hours. Slowly fermented in stainless steel and barrels with natural yeast. Stopped when sugars and acids found balance and matured on lees. Bottled unfined and filtered.