Chardonnay Bacchus 2023
Ham Street

Grape Variety: Chardonnay, Bacchus

Producer: Ham Street (Lucie & Jules)

Region: Hamstreet, Kent, UK

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

Certified Organic & Biodynamic

10.2% alcohol

Winemaking:  Biodynamic Chardonnay and Bacchus grapes were harvested by hand. The Chardonnay was pressed directly whilst the Bacchus was macerated for 10 days. Fermentation with indigenous yeast. 10 months in a combination of barrels and fibreglass. Bottled with no filtration, fining or added sulphur. 

This Wine: English natural wine that sits somewhere on the white to orange spectrum. Saline and mineral driven with bright acidity. Less than 2000 bottles produced.

Notes on the Winemaker: Lucie and Jules have been growing grapes in Ham Street, Kent since 2019. The couple are passionate about wine, biodynamics, sustainability and biodiversity. They released their first vintage in 2022 and in 2024 became biodynamic certification (one of only 6 certified vineyards in the UK). In the winery they are off grid. There are no pumps, no pneumatic presses and they work by gravity. Everything is passed through the basket press and Lucie and Jules taste as they go. They are now producing 15,000 bottles a year. The wines are complex, alive and delicate, never filtered or fined and sulphur is kept to an absolute minimum. One of favourite local producers!