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Litmus Wines

The thrill of buying directly from the winery! It’s an experience that combines the excitement of discovery, the joy of connection and the satisfaction of supporting artisanal craftsmanship. Learning about the individual winery story, the passion and the dedication that goes into crafting each bottle and the unique characteristics of their wines. You stumble across hidden gems, limited release wines, experimental blends and special vintages. When you buy wine directly from the winery you’re helping to preserve traditional techniques, promote sustainable practices and ensure the continuation of family-owned wineries. Buying wine directly from the winery, either at cellar door or straight to your front door will leave you feeling inspired, connected and eager to discover more.

Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
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Artelium Futures Past Artefact #4 (6 Bottles) Streat, East Sussex, England

£230.00
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Artefacts #4 and #5 were released to mark the first major contemporary sculpture to be installed on the Artelium Wine Estate, ‘Futures Past’ by Will Nash.

This limited release of just 250 bottles showcases the terroir of Artelium’s vineyards and celebrates the artisan nature of expert winemaking.

Winemaker Owen Elias skilfully created this rich collage of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier & Gris to create a single barrel of this indulgent wine from grapes harvested in October 2012.

Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Meunier & Pinot Gris

Artelium Rosé 2023 (6 Bottles) Streat, East Sussex, England

£165.00
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A precise and elegant rosé English strawberry fruit notes. Subtle lemon-balm and nettle aromatics. Great firm structure at it’s core. It’s light frame holds a great intensity of fresh flavour, revealing itself over time in the glass.

A precise and elegant still Rosé with floral aromas on the nose and juicy cranberry, fresh strawberries and cream on the palate; a quintessential expression of an English summer. Meunier led-blend, whole bunch pressed to extract delicate creamy texture. Delicious on it’s own or with light salads.

Plumpton Estate Medium Sweet Ortega 2021 (6 Bottles) Plumpton, East Sussex, England

£124.00
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The Ortega grapes are hand-harvested and transported to the winery where they are destemmed, crushed, and pressed. The ferment was tasted daily and stopped at desired residual sugar level by chilling and filtering. The yeast was specially selected and was a sweet wine yeast Zymaflore ST. This yeast is susceptible to cold shock, making it easy to stop the ferment.

An aromatic medium sweet wine, well balanced with uplifting aromas of peach, gooseberry and elderflower.

Lyme Bay Blanc de Blancs 2017 (6 Bottles) Axminster, Devon, England

£225.00
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The Blanc de Blancs 2017 is a rich and vibrant sparkling wine made from 100% Chardonnay and aged to create a depth and complexity of flavour.

APPEARANCE: Delicate fine bubbles, light golden in colour

NOSE: Underlying citrus and tropical fruit notes are balanced with notes of honey, almond and toasted brioche

PALATE:Complex structure with chardonnay fruit and green apple notes blending with the lees-aged character to give a wine with great depth, rounded notes and a lingering finish

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