Harry's favourite English winery. 
 
What's the style?
Hundred Hills are the most exciting vineyard in England. A site with huge promise, and every detail has been meticulously thought out with an eye on the future. Most English vineyards plant a cross section of Champagne vines, using Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, with the view to expand production and vineyard area. Not Hundred Hills. Only Chardonnay and Pinot Noir has been planted.
 
Importantly, their vines come from Burgundian clones, adding a dinstinct depth of character to the sparkling wines seldom seen across England. Each clone is vinified in its parcel separately, and they're used for particular styles of sparkling wines dependent on the vintage.  Notice on the back of the label, a diagram shows which parcels and clones have gone into the specific cuvée. 
 
No wine made by Hundred Hills undergoes malolactic fermentation, allowing the purest expression and quality of the fruit to come to the fore. Burgundian clones benefit this winemaking decision. 
 
The attention to detail mesmerises us at Cépage. Everything is perfectly crafted, from the space between the vines (utilising GIS mapping technology), to the subtle bottle design and hiring vineyard managers which have worked the slopes of Barolo, a similar topography to the Ampetheatre Vineyard at Hundred Hills.
 
What's the story?
The Duckett's started their journey by sending off over 100 chalk samples from areas around the UK to labs in Champagne for extensive analysis. Choosing the best site was key for them. They settled for Hundred Hills, close to Henley-on-Thames, where chalk spurts out the ground, and in places stretches 300ft underground. This is a truly stunning winery crafting wines of finesse, purity and verve, there's no wonder Raymond Blanc has their wine poured at 2* Michelin Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons.
 
Cépage Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Size 75cl 
Alcohol 12%
 
Soil Chalk