Latest NewsNovember 2011 - Sotheby's Wine Encyclopaedia by Tom Stevenson is released with an outstanding review for Henners. We were awarded one and a half stars for quality for our early trial disgorgements, with a promise to increase that to two full stars upon release (a very exceptional wine). Only two other vineyards were awarded such a rating, placing us firmly in the top three vineyards in the country. We were also singled out as the rising star of Englsh Sparkling Wine. Below is the review in full: “These south-facing chalk slopes are in just the right place for top quality sparkling wine. Planted with an ideal match of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier clones, and with a sensibly equipped winery in place to harvest the very first crop. Henners has the making of one of England’s best sparkling wines. With the first wines from that crop not due to be released until 2012, I have tasted only trial disgorgements, but the potential quality of the 2009 Brut Reserve is easy to see, with its’ lovely true English acidity and great elegance and finesse. Such a high rating at this stage of the game is unusual, but when Lawrence's Henners wines are ready for sale I expect to raise the rating to two full stars.” October 2011 - Click on the link below to see a fantastic recommendation in the Telegraph's Fashion magazine by the exciting Australian fashion designer Geoffrey J Finch. A friend of Elliot's in Borough Market, he likes to start with a glass of the house English Sparkling Wine, produced exclusively for Elliot's by Henners: http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8813990/Little-black-book-Geoffrey-J-Finch.html September 2011 - Harvest is over, and primary fermentation is under way. This has indeed been a vintage year. High natural sugars, matched with perfect acidity and ripeness, have produced the most outstanding fruit. June 2011 - We are very proud to announce that Henners will be producing the house sparkling wine for Elliot's, a new cafe and restaurant in London's prestigious Borough Market. Elliot's is dedicated to sourcing all of it's produce direct from the producers, and has spent month's sourcing the best ingredients from all over England. This extends to it's sparkling wine. An equal blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier, the wine has a perfect balance of fruit, elegance, and aged complexity. We recommend you head down to Elliot's to try a glass. Elliot's opens on the 18th July. Our 2010 wines have now been bottled for secondary fermentation, and are maturing in our cellars. This year we have produced three cuveés: 2010 Rosé: Our first Rosé, there will be a very limited allocation. Delicate, light pink in hue, the strawberry fruit of this cuveé is perfect for summer. May 2011 - Samples of our 2009 Cuveés were requested by Tom Stevenson, the world’s leading Champagne and Sparkling Wine writer, for inclusion in the revised edition of his Sotheby’s Wine Encyclopaedia. December 2010 - Exclusive early release of Henners. From the outstanding 2009 vintage, we have developed a blend for release towards the end of 2011 as a pre-cursor to our main release in 2012. A very limited number of cases will be available, with the order book opening in early 2011. October 2010 - The 2010 harvest is now over. Beautiful conditions during June produced a large crop of perfectly ripe fruit, which is now undergoing primary fermentation in temperature controlled tanks in the winery. Early signs indicate we have managed to re-create the quality of last year's vintage. This year saw 2000 additional vines in fruit production, as well as a further 3500 planted for production in 2012. June 2010 - The 2009 vintage is now safely bottled and cellared, where it will stay under perfect conditions, until it reaches peak maturity. Work now starts on our winery expansion plans, increasing capacity for the 2010 vintage, when our second vineyard plantings will come on-line. May 2010 - We received a fantastic review in the Grape Talk on-line magazine for the Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants, describing Henners as one of the top new English sparkling wine producers. The article can be found on the following link: http://dc3.co.uk/asdw/GT11.med.pdf March 2010 - Having finished winter pruning we are preparing for the new growing season. The vines are beginning to come to life after the cold winter, and bud burst should start in early April. December 2009 - The base wines have now gone through malolactic fermentation, and will mature in tank over the winter before bottling in the new year. Two wines will be produced from the 2009 vintage. Henners "Vintage" cuveé will be a traditional blend of the Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay. We will also produce an exclusive blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir which will receive extended lees aging before disgorging. September 2009 - June 2009 - February 2009 - May 2007 - |
