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South Ridge Cuvée Merret Brut 2014

Sussex

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  • Silver, International Wine Challenge, 2018

Celebrate in style with this superb bubbly from an English estate that won the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s ‘World Wide Trophy for Best Sparkling Wine’. Even Her Majesty popped open a few bottles of Cuvée Merret at her birthday bash!

Celebrate in style with this superb bubbly from an English estate that won the International Wine and Spirit Competition’s ‘World Wide Trophy for Best Sparkling Wine’. Even Her Majesty popped open a few bottles of Cuvée Merret at her birthday bash!

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Crisp, citrusy, nectarine fruit with toasty, yeasty notes

Aroma

Citrus fruit with a hint of melon and honey

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

South Ridge Cuvée Merret Brut 2014

More information

  • 12.0% ABV
  • 9.0 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2025

Mike Roberts founded Ridgeview Estate in 1994 with the aim of creating world class sparkling wines on the South Downs. He chose the site because its soil is the exact same chalk/clay mix as found in Champagne, and the climate is similar too – perfectly suited to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Such has been their success that several big Champagne houses have made overtures to buy the property, but the family is having none of it. They named this wine after an Englishman, Christopher Merret, who discovered the process of making traditional method sparkling wines some decades before the Champenois, presenting his findings to London’s Royal Society in 1662! Delicate bubbles, fabulous flavour, this sparkler is delicious on its own or with canapés.

"A noble fizz. Surely one of the best English sparkling wines – lightly toasty and with good depth" Online Review
For the 2012 vintage
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