Kent Independents
Kent Independents
Being Kent based, we love those smaller, boutique Kentish vineyards who are producing wines of great quality. All the wines below are made with their own fruit, with a real passion and sense of the land. The wines have great balance, would make a superb gift or to be indulged by yourself!
Westwell Pelegrim NV. Westwell are based just outside Ashford on the Pilgrim’s Way - Pelegrim being the old medieval word for Pilgrim - on highly rated chalk soils resulting in superb wines. The Pelegrim NV has a rich, biscuit nose and plenty of autolytic notes which promise a savoury complex palate. In the mouth the wine certainly delivers layered flavours, both apple fruit and savoury nut and bread characters. It is dry, gently foaming and has mineral depth.
Heppington Chardonnay 2020: Heppington are a family run vineyard just outside Canterbury in Lower Hadres and they are beginning to produce superb wines. Their Chardonnay recently won a gold medal at the IEAW awards. It is a clean, crisp white with a fine line of mineral acidity creating a fine structure for the green apple and lemon fruit to follow. To date the Heppington wines have a sense of coolness, poise and minerality, typical of cool climate wines from specific soils. To my mind the wine has a Chablis feel but delivers a purer, subtle fruit.
Chartham Pinot Noir 2018: Another family run vineyard just outside Canterbury, the Chartham Pinot Noir has been getting rave reviews. Wine critic Matthew Jukes, who tasted the wine in October 2020 rated it very highly. The quote is taken from Vineyard Magazine, “The reason why this new release from Chartham has gained a first ever write up for this winery from your correspondent is that it ticks all of the Pinot boxes. This is quite an achievement these days. With a vivid crimson colour, an edgy, Auxey-Duresses feel, bright red cherry notes and a nice slender finish, this is a thoroughly engaging red”. Suzy Atkins in the Sunday Telegraph writes, “I also like the elegant Chartham Pinot Noir 2018, with its beguiling Morello cherry.” We think it is very good too!
3 Bottles = 1 bottle of each
6 Bottles = 2 bottles of each
12 Bottles = 4 bottles of each