Named after Dermot's dearly departed brother, Barry Ben Sugrue – affectionately known as "Boz" – this cuvée has a place close to our hearts. A spectacularly gifted individual, Boz was an ardent and accomplished man, bright as the crisp-white paper his razor-sharp pencil raised perfection upon. Made only in the best vintages and crafted with long cellar-ageing in mind, Cuvée Boz Blanc de Blancs is the ultimate expression of English Chardonnay on South Downs chalk. We bottled two expressions of the 2015 Blanc de Blancs: this one hails from Coldharbour Vineyard in West Sussex, planted in 2005 on chalk and flint soils. Vinified in stainless steel without any oak ageing, it shows remarkable clarity and freshness that shines through its flinty minerality and a long, toasty finish. At a decade old, this is at a deliciously mature and savoury stage of its development.
