Sugrue South Downs, 'The Trouble With Dreams' 2022

Sugrue South Downs, 'The Trouble With Dreams' 2022

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The Trouble with Dreams was Dermot Sugrue’s first cuvee released under his own name and remains the Sugrue flagship for very good reason. Inspired by the great grower Champagnes of the Cote des Blancs but rooted firmly in the chalk of the South Downs, this is one of the benchmark bottles of English sparkling wine.

The 2022 vintage was warm, dry and exceptional, giving fruit with real ripeness, concentration and balance. Older, deep-rooted vines helped carry the wine through the drought, while careful use of French oak adds texture and quiet complexity without stealing the show.

Open, bright, salty and electric, this is sparkling wine with both depth and drive. This wine balances the line between crisp and precise, while a low dosage of 6g/L lets the chalky freshness and generous 2022 fruit shine. A serious English fizz from the South Downs!

Wine Information

Grape: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir

Farming:

ABV: 12%

Bottle Size: 75cl

Delivery Information

Here at Trinkfluss Wines we offer free delivery to the UK mainland on any orders over £90. For orders under £90, we charge a flat delivery fee of £12.95 per delivery address. 

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The buzz around Dermot and Ana Sugrue’s stunning wines shows no signs of abating. Hailed by the wine expert greats as “the best winemaker in England” (Stephen Spurrier) and “Spectacular. Honestly England’s best” (Hugh Johnson), the former chief winemaker at Wiston keeps turning out fantastic wines at his South Downs estate, alongside his wife Ana, who brings invaluable experience from top Austrian wineries Schloss Gobelburg and Umathum.

Dermot started out on his own in 2006, planting a small vineyard at Storrington Priory at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. His hopes for a first vintage in 2008 were “troubled” by flocks of birds eating all the grapes, but in 2009 the dream came true – his first vintage of The Trouble with Dreams was a roaring success and garnered immense critical acclaim.

The couple are firmly cementing the South Downs as terroir heaven for world class sparkling wine, and each of their cuvees from their key sites, Storrington, Mount Harry and Coldharbour Vineyard and most recently Bee Tree, are distinctive and full of their own character, highlight the excellent diversity of this region.

The cult status of these wines could not be more deserved.