Will Stanley

9.4

Copper in colour, the 2015 Blanc de Noirs from Rathfinny in Sussex is a magical expression of the style and another exceptional English sparkling wine.

The nose features rich aromas of bruised apple, strawberry, brioche and orange peel. The palate is broad, mouth-filling and adds peach and nectarine (Molly’s notes) to the call sheet.

A wine I’d love to pitch against a French equivalent. — 4 years ago

Ross Fulton

9.2

Three’s a charm, four’s a game of rounders — 7 years ago

Sarah morgan

9.0

One of the better stouts. Coffee, vanilla, little bit of chocolate, peppercorn. — 8 years ago

Andrew Barrett

9.8

One of my favourite gins on the market. Perfect for a G&T with Fever-tree and grapefruit as the garnish. — 8 years ago

with Alicia

Tara Rowland

9.3

If you love Guinness you will love this. Delicious and coffee-like finish — 9 years ago

Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

8.9

Dry. Crisp. Apples. The best English wine of this trip. — 10 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.5

Never been crazy about Bombay sapphire but holy smokes this East is delish. The lemongrass, peppercorn and even green tea-like notes make this a sensual journey. Don't use this in a martini, enjoy it with a few cubes and a zest of lemon. — 10 years ago

Philip Patston

9.5

Yum. Close your eyes and be transported to a cozy English country pub. Perfect with a Ploughman’s or a Steak and Ale pie. This bottled version is so much better than the nitro version which used to available. — 5 years ago

Matt Sterr

9.0

Effervescence is explosive. Notes of golden Apple. Dry and delicious. — 7 years ago

Chris England

9.0

Fab £26 🇬🇧 BdB fizz w/ some age but kicking lovely fruits 👍 Very good for money 😁 The 🇬🇧 09s seem to be consistently good 👍

🍷 Light straw

👃 Crisp green apple through citrus w/ a touch of pear

👄 Med body refreshing persistent fine bubbles mousse of green apple in med+ acidity w/ a citrus lemon sorbet kick & nutty tones

🎯 Long green apple & citrus w/ touch dry sour grapefruit linger

🧀 With a piece of Comte this went very creamy when warmer oozing pears & waxy lemon yum 😉 — 8 years ago

Andreas Schneider

9.8

Great gin, best enjoyed with soda water and a slice of pink grapefruit — 8 years ago

Martin Frowde

9.0

Quite a pale coloured sparkling wine with a quite light bouquet of pear. The taste is a delightful but delicate ripe pear and lime. Quite soft and refreshing albeit the aftertaste is relatively short-lived. Lacks the complexity of a full blown champagne but I rank this 'grower' English sparkling wine as superior to Nyetimber's classic cuvée. Ultimately very quaffable and (currently) very good value. Recommended. — 9 years ago

with Georgina

Pierpaolo Petrassi MW

Master of Wine; Head of Beer, Wine & Spirits Waitrose

8.9

Delicious effort from the enthusiastic students at Plumpton (the English equivalent of UC Davis, San Michele or Roseworthy!) worth seeking out. — 10 years ago

Rachael Bell

9.0

High acidity, lots of red fruit flavours
Light to medium body
Paired well with salty Spanish tapas & tomato — 5 years ago

with Ali

MaJ CappS

9.0

A lovely yeast to the nose, almost creamy, if you can imagine the smell of that..
Fine, tight bubbles, crisp Granny Smith, cider apples, tangerine acidity.

Yet another fantastic sparkler from England!
— 7 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.4

Rating is for the Rascal, brewed with ginger. Delicious, reminded me of a light pumpkin beer because of the spiced ginger. — 8 years ago

James White

9.4

Lovey, really fresh, dry, apples, peach, hints of rose. — 9 years ago

Marta Ogrodowska

9.0

Beautiful, just enough touch of creaminess, classy and lovely red sparkling — 9 years ago

Kelly Godfrey

9.0

Dry, a nice small kick of sour, not too sweet! Beautiful dark color for a cider — 10 years ago

with Dan, Barbara and 1 other

Simon Burke-Kennedy

9.0

Another fine beer from ELB. This time a sweet and pretty light porter. Little hint of vanilla. Very good stuff and at under 4% very drinkable. — 10 years ago