Black Mountain Field Blend 2022

A light red field blend created from organically grown grapes from our vineyard in Turnastone, Herefordshire. A field blend refers to grapes being picked on the same day and co-fermented. Our field blend is made up of Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Cortis and a little Solaris from some of our oldest vines planted in 2009.

2022 was a beautiful summer offering welcome relief from three tricky years in 19,29 and 21. After a cool start to the spring we were fortunate to avoid late spring frost. Initial grow was slow however when the weather picked up in July and August the potential for an excellent year was there.

Hand picked in mid October, the grapes were in excellent condition. All varieties were crushed together and left on the skins for 5 days. This allowed natural fermentation to commence. The grapes were then transfered to the press for a gentle squeeze. The resulting juice racked to two old barrels where fermentation finished. The barrels were topped up and the wine left to age gracefully for the next 30 months. 

In spring 2025 the wine was racked and bottled by gravity and allowed a further 6 months in bottle  before release.

Serve lightly chilled 

• 9.5% alcohol
• 6g/l T.A
• Unfined, unfiltered
• Wild fermentation
• No added sulphites
  

FAQs

How quickly will my wine arrive? Everything is packed and shipped by us. We aim to get all order out within 48 hours. Orders are shipped using Royal Mail tracked48.

Is your wine vegan? Yes! We use no fining agents for our wine. Instead we give the wine the time it needs to be stable and we're comfortable with a little sediment

Is your wine organic? Our main vineyard in Turnastone, Herefordshire is certified organic through the soil association. Occasionally we buy in grapes for other vineyards this will be stated in the wines description above.

Does your wine contain sulphites? We never add sulphites to our wines, however, a small amount do occur naturally during fermentation. This means that often our wines would be classified as sulphite free (below 10mg/l)