Wraxall Wine Reviews

Featured in the Top 100 Wines in the UK. We were also featured in Decanter magazine, scoring a fabulous 88 points.

Tasted by: Sylvia Wu (at London, 26 Nov 2023)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2025
The growing season of 2022 was marked by a warm summer. Fermented in tank and aged on lees for four months, the Pinot Noir Rosé greets with rather reductive, smoky notes that open up to subtle strawberry and cream. A savoury palate unfolds with notes of blood orange and red apple, complemented by the depth of strawberry jam. Good limey freshness persists throughout.

It's so peppery! Like a mouthful of raspberries dusted with salt and white pepper and strewn with finely sliced sage and sorrel leaf. Racy acidity. It was very good with a cold-duck-breast and pink-grapefruit salad - both duck and grapefruit heightening the ripeness and freshness of the fruit. I love the pepperiness of this wine!

Featured in Decanters 'Best English wines to try, Christmas 2023' with a fabulous score of 89!

Tasted by: Sylvia Wu (at London, 26 Nov 2023)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2028
100% fermented in neutral oak, with 30% undergoing malolactic fermentation, then aged on lees for six months — this is a polished and carefully seasoned expression of the Bacchus grape, though the green fruit characters prevail. A touch of savoury cream unravels an undertone of lemongrass, green apple, and hints of dried mango. Very saline on the palate, with buttered green apple leading to the depth of dried apricot, and a cleansing, bitter lime zest finish.

I think it should be law that Bacchus sees at least some barrel fermentation and barrel-plus-lees ageing. It makes such a difference to a variety which can be pretty waspish in the glass. This layered wine starts with aromas of green almond, almond blossom and cobnuts, a light hit of hawthorn blossom. Despite the clean laser focus of English acidity, it is surprisingly rich on the palate - for Bacchus, mind. Pineapple, green mango, white-pepper spiciness and, on the end, a tangy note of pickled jalapeño. It was extraordinarily good with slightly spicy guacamole! This will also take bottle age (a little-known fact about really good Bacchus).