Community Tasting Notes 2

• Kevin Mak Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 26, 2024 - Colour: Pale Lemon
  
  Nose:
  Medium (+) Intensity
  - Apple, Lemon, Pear, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry
  
  Palate:
  Dry
  High Acidity
  Medium Alcohol
  Medium Bodied
  Creamy Mousse
  Long Finish
  Medium (+) Flavour Intensity
  - Apple, Pear, Lemon, Biscuits, Bread Dough, Pastry, Wet Stones, Chalk
  
  Quality:
  Very good
  - Intense, fresh citrus fruits and green fruits, balanced with mouth watering acidity, complemented with gentle autolytic notes and minerality, which became more expressive as the wine opened up. This wine is layered with an array of primary (fruit and minerals) and secondary (autolysis) flavours, with a strong acidic backbone. This finish is very long and decent, with notes of chalk and wet stones lingering on the palate. Would be an outstanding wine if there were more complexity from tertiary flavoirs, bit hey, as a US$50 NV English sparkling wine, it has already over-delivered by a mile.
  
  Suitability for bottle ageing:
  Suitable for bottle ageing. Although it's an inexpensive NV Sparkling wine, with such a strong acidic backbone and fruit intensity, I don't see why it can't be cellared for a few years. Of course, one might wanna enjoy it fresh, just get a few more bottles, as this Roebuck is absolutely a bang on the buck.

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• henrygjeffreys Likes this wine:

  August 25, 2023 - Rich smelling - toffee, toasty, coffee, brown apple, custard and cinnamon,
  Racy initially with lemon and orange peel and then richer notes of toffee and roasted nuts. Long and toasty.
  Two criticisms - definitely a bit of a hole in the middle like English wines of old and when it's warmed up, it does taste a bit sweet and sour as if dosage hasn't had time to integrate. Normally a big fan of Roebuck so hopefully this will settle down with time in the bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type White - Sparkling
• Producer Roebuck Estates
• Varietal Champagne Blend
• Designation Classic Cuvée
• Vineyard n/a
• Country United Kingdom
• Region England
• SubRegion Sussex
• Appellation West Sussex
• UPC Code 725765195814

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• In Cellars 46 (75%)
• Consumed 15 (25%)

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