NEVER MIND THE GAMAY 2025

Sugrue South Downs

£29

Over a decade ago, legendary hop-turned-grape grower Chris Nichols and I planted a field in Kent with Pinot Meunier. The fruit from this vineyard has always been sensational, but in 2025 – a once-in-a-generation, 'unicorn' vintage for England – it was so outrageously ripe that I knew it could only be destined for life as a still red wine. While it fermented as whole bunches, we garnished it with Gamay (a variety rarely seen in the UK) from Alpaca Block, our vineyard planted by Robin Hutson at The PIG-in the South Downs in 2020, before ageing it all in French and American oak barrels, large and

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NEVER MIND THE GAMAY 2025

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