Sugrue South Downs 'The Trouble With Dreams Cuvee Brut NV Single Bottle
Country: United Kingdom Region: Southern England
Category: Sparkling White Colour: White
Producer: Sugrue South Downs
Winemaker: Ana Sugrue
Vineyards:
In 2006, winemaker Dermot Sugrue planted a small site at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex, and named it Storrington Priory Vineyard. Seven years later, ‘The Trouble with Dreams’ from the 2009 vintage was released, rapidly gaining critical acclaim. The staggering quality of the next two vintages earned Sugrue South Downs a cult-like following, which grows to this day.
More than eleven years after what should have been the inaugural vintage of The Trouble with Dreams – from the vineyard that Dermot initially planted to make wine for the monastic order of Catholic priests at Storrington Priory – the 2019 vintage marks a new and significant development he could not have been happier about.
The hopes of the 2008 vintage were dashed when virtually all the grapes were devoured overnight by birds ("That's the trouble with dreams", Father Paul McMahon demurred). However, exactly 10 miles west of Storrington a larger site of older vines on extremely chalky ground proffered their second crop... Coldharbour Vineyard.
Dermot is delighted with the 2019 – more precise and thrilling than ever, with mineral geology at its core and yeast-complexed fruit providing a dazzling tapering finish.
