Blackbook 'Pygmalion' Chardonnay

Blackbook 'Pygmalion' Chardonnay

An ambitious English Chardonnay from Blackbook Winery in Battersea, made with fruit from the Crouch Valley in Essex. Citrus, honeydew melon and pineapple meet toasted hazelnut and almond, with natural barrel fermentation and extended lees ageing bringing richness and texture. Generous and complex, yet kept fresh by bright acidity.

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75cl | ABV: 12.5%

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Rich and structured, with citrus, honeydew melon and pineapple at the centre, alongside toasted hazelnut and almond. Extended barrel and lees ageing gives the wine a broad, textured feel and adds savoury, nutty complexity, while bright acidity keeps the generous fruit fresh and balanced. A serious, characterful expression of English Chardonnay.

How It's Made

Pygmalion is made from Chardonnay grown in the Crouch Valley in Essex. The grapes are whole-bunch pressed directly into Burgundy barrels, where fermentation takes place naturally with indigenous yeasts. The wine then matures for 20 months in barrel with frequent lees stirring, building texture, depth and complexity while retaining freshness.

At a Glance

Only 840 bottles made each year

Origin & Producer

Producer Blackbook Winery
From Battersea, London
Country England
Vineyard Source Crouch Valley, Essex

Wine & Winemaking

Grape Chardonnay
Style English White Wine
Vintage 2020
Ageing / Vessel Burgundy barrels (20 months)
Bottle 75cl
ABV 12.5%

About Blackbook Winery

Blackbook Winery
Battersea, London England Founded 2017

Blackbook Winery is an urban winery based beneath a railway arch in Battersea, London. Founded in 2017 by Sergio and Lynsey Verrillo, it works with carefully selected English growers to produce distinctive small-batch wines, with cool-climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir at the heart of the project.

Winemaker Sergio Verrillo trained in Viticulture and Oenology at Plumpton College before working harvests in England, California, Burgundy, South Africa and New Zealand. At Blackbook, he combines traditional winemaking with a minimalist approach, using indigenous yeasts and low sulphur where possible to produce wines that express the character of the fruit rather than conforming to a single house style.

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