A chance to meet our winemaker, Dr Akshay Baboo, formerly of
Dom Pérignon and Château d’Yquem, and to hear about the unique qualities
of the Gatcombe Estate for age-worthy Pinot Noir and other expressions of premium winemaking.
A guided flight of three wines: our Pinot Noir Cuvée de
l’Espérance, our Rosé de Saignée, and a wine from the LVMH portfolio, where
Akshay worked as assistant winemaker.
Fridays at 2.30pm20 Nov · 4 & 18 Dec · 8 & 22 Jan · 5 & 19 Feb · 5 & 19 Mar
Dress the door, the mantel or the table. Taste the wine.
A festive workshop making a wreath, a fireplace garland or a table garland, depending on the date, from seasonal winter foliage — then settling in to taste our Rosé de Saignée and Pinot Noir Cuvée de l’Espérance.
Festive workshops · approx. 3 hoursWed 18 Nov 6.30pm Fri 27 Nov 6.30pm Sat 5 Dec 4pm Wed 9 Dec 6.30pm Sat 19 Dec 2pm Mon 21 Dec 4pm
Ancient grounds of a Domesday estate, modern mastery of Pinot Noir
Fifty acres of Isle of Wight on the south side of the Solent — a vineyard now counted among the emerging homes of ultra-premium still Pinot Noir, an English Landscape Movement garden in active recovery, and a Georgian house at its heart.
When we acquired the estate in 2023 we found fifty acres overwhelmed by sycamore, bramble and invasive growth — a Georgian property hidden behind decades of neglect. The renewal is patient, specific, and underway.
“Gatcombe's score of 1266 Growing Degree Days places it well above the threshold of 1100 — comparable to the Rheingau and Burgundy.”
— Viticultural assessment, 2022