Nyetimber
Blanc de Blancs
Sussex
2014

The producer

Nyetimber was established in 1988 by a couple, Stuart and Sandy Moss, who were inspired by the potential for producing sparkling wine in the cool climate of southern England. The winery is named after a farmstead that dates back to the 11th century, which is located near the vineyards.

Nyetimber is known for producing some of the finest English sparkling wines, which are made using traditional Champagne methods. The winery has over 170 hectares of vineyards, which are planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes. The vineyards are situated on south-facing slopes, which allows the grapes to ripen fully in the cool English climate.

Nyetimber has been instrumental in putting English sparkling wine on the map.

The wine

Blanc de Blancs is made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, and it showcases bright acidity, citrus notes, and a crisp, refreshing profile. 

We choose our wines based on a range of criteria (see how we choose our wines) of which critic scores is just one. Rather than simply highlight the best score to promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a 92/100 average critic score or better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add individual critic scores to our website in the future.