ROSÉ EX MACHINA 2018

Sugrue South Downs

£58

I am always late. Late to harvest, late to disgorge, and late to release. And our wines drink all the better for it. Though every now and then, I wish I'd held onto a bottle for just a little longer. While tasting – ah heck, who am I kidding? – drinking Rosé Ex Machina 2018 with Jancis Robinson over lunch at the winery last year, we both scribbled a few words in our notebooks: "Deliciously fruity and seductive with perfect fruit/acid balance from this super-ripe vintage. 17.5 points," wrote Jancis. High praise from the notoriously tough scorer. My own note was less eloquent: "Holy mother... Hi

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UK company
Registered at Companies House as SUGRUE SOUTH DOWNS LIMITED, number 08462428. Checked 2026-08-29.
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UK operations
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British-owned
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Where it is made
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