Highlights: Enmill Field Mineral Geo Surfaces Col Fondo 2022/23 Wiltshire, England
Ben Adams worked as vineyard manager for Les Clos Perdu in Corbières. He returned to the UK and planted a vineyard in Wiltshire, nearby Hugo Stewart (of Les Clos Perdu who makes Domaine Hugo in the UK at Botley Farm). He planted Enmill Fields with 2.5 hectares of vines in 2020, adding some more vines in 2024. Biodynamic farming.
Enmill Field Mineral Geo Surfaces Col Fondo 2022/23 Wiltshire, England
This is a brand new wine, and it’s a collaboration between Ben Adams and Dan and Nicola Ham in Wiltshire (who make Offbeat Wines and Domaine Hugo). This is 60% 2022 and 40% 2023. Fermentation in used oak for a year, then bottled with no additions except for some juice for the second fermentation. Lightly fizzy and beautifully textured with nice acidity and bold flavours of pear, apple and lemons with a beautiful salty, mineral framing. It’s vinous and delicious with amazing complexity and depth. So exciting to find a wine like this at a good price. The UK natural wine scene is getting interesting. 93/100
