Pinot Pioneers Panel Tasting – May 2023

Thanks for attending the Marasby White Pinot Pioneers panel tasting. Here’s the list of wines, in order tasted:

PINOT GRIS:

1. Stopham

Vintage: 2022
Winery: West Sussex
Fruit: Estate grown, West Sussex
Retail: £16.95

2. Yotes Court ‘Loose Rein’

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Kent (Defined Wines)
Fruit: Estate grown, Kent
Retail: £18.50

3. Freedom of the Press

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Oxfordshire
Fruit: Purchased, Essex
Retail: £20.00

4. Oastbrook

Vintage: 2022
Winery: East Sussex
Fruit: Estate grown, East Sussex
Retail: £23.00

5. Martin’s Lane Pinot Grigio

Vintage: 2018
Winery: Essex
Fruit: Estate grown, Essex
Retail: £22.50

6. Martin’s Lane Pinot Gris

Vintage: 2016
Winery: Essex
Fruit: Estate grown, Essex
Retail: £22.50

7. Artelium

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Kent (Defined Wines, Owen Elias consulting)
Fruit: Estate grown, East Sussex
Retail: £23.00

8. Heppington

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Kent (Defined Wines)
Fruit: Estate grown, Kent
Retail: £17.50

PINOT BLANC:

1. Oastbrook

Vintage: 2022
Winery: East Sussex
Fruit: Estate grown, East Sussex
Retail: £21.00

2. Yotes Court ‘Hands and Heels’

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Kent (Defined Wines)
Fruit: Estate grown, Kent
Retail: £18.00

3. BSixTwelve Wild

Vintage: 2020
Winery: Hampshire
Fruit: Estate grown, Hampshire
Retail: Sold Out

4. BSix Twelve Orange

Vintage: 2020
Winery: Hampshire
Fruit: Estate grown, Hampshire
Retail: Sold Out

5. Stopham

Vintage: 2022
Winery: West Sussex
Fruit: Estate grown, West Sussex
Retail: £15.95

6. Tillingham

Vintage: NV (Blend of 2020/21)
Winery: East Sussex
Fruit: Purchased, Crouch Valley, Essex
Retail: £37.00

7. Missing Gate

Vintage: 2020
Winery: Essex
Fruit: Estate grown, Essex
Retail: £35.00

WHITE PINOT MEUNIER

1. Oastbrook White Pinot Meunier

Vintage: 2022
Winery: East Sussex
Fruit: Estate grown, East Sussex
Retail: £21.00

2. Simpsons Derringstone White Pinot Meunier

Vintage: 2022
Winery: Kent
Fruit: Estate grown, Kent
Retail: £23.00

WHITE PINOT NOIR:

1. Freedom of the Press Paradox White Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2021
Winery: Oxfordshire
Fruit: Purchased, Essex
Retail: £28.50

2. Greyfriars ‘Guildown 1035’ White Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2022
Winery: Surrey
Fruit: Estate grown, Surrey
Retail: £18.00

3. Martin’s Lane White Pinot Noir

Vintage: 2018
Winery: Essex
Fruit: Estate grown, Essex
Retail: £25.00