They are distributed in the UK via Graft Wines.Ĭommenting on the lease of the vineyards and new hire, Leadley said: “We are now the very proud custodians of some of the country’s finest chalkland vineyards.
Black Chalk currently produces two vintage wines, called Classic and Wild Rose, which are blends of Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir.
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Leadley was the winemaker at Hattingley for seven years from 2011, working with Driver during his time at the producer.īlack Chalk’s debut vintage, 2015, was unveiled in 2018, coinciding with Leadley starting to work for the project full time.
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Driver, who has spent three years as Hattingley Valley’s apprentice winemaker, will work with Black Chalk CEO and winemaker Jacob Leadley on existing and new wines, and will also be given free rein to pursue her own project at the winery. It has since opened its tasting room and shop, while winery construction is underway, with completion scheduled for June 2020.īlack Chalk has also appointed Zoë Driver to the position of assistant winemaker. Put forward by its existing directors, two new backers and an EU fund, Black Chalk gained its initial £1.5 million investment in September 2019. This furthers Black Chalk’s ambitions to be an event venue in the future. The vineyard is flanked by a development of luxury treehouses, operated by Wild Escapes, which will open in summer this year. For Black Chalk, its premier site will be Hide, a 4.6ha plot planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which the producer feels may have the potential to produce single vineyard wine – a first for the winery. The vineyards are currently planted with Pinot Noir, Meunier, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Pinot Précoce. In a similar fashion to its winery and tasting room, Black Chalk has leased the vineyards on a long-term contract from the Fullerton Estate near Stockbridge. The sites – Hide, Rivers, The Levels and The Circle – are all located within a one-mile radius of the Black Chalk winery and cover a combined total of 12 hectares. The Black Chalk team, left to right: Andrew Seden, Zoë Driver, Justin Bache and Jacob Leadley at Black Chalk’s Hide vineyard. After securing a £1.5 million investment for a winery and tasting room last year, English sparkling wine producer Black Chalk has leased four vineyards in Hampshire’s Test Valley as it ramps up its expansion plans.
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