Sugrue The Trouble With Dreams, Sugrue South Downs Base Vintage 2021

The first vintage where Trouble With Dreams moves to a multi-vintage blend with significant (in this case 60%) reserve wine is an absolute triumph, cementing Sugrue as one of English sparkling wine's elite. The base vintage is 2021, and the reserve wines come from 2011, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Pale straw in the glass, with real complexity on the nose already - biscuity and lightly nutty but so pure and fragrant in its fruit at the same time. The palate is chiselled by vibrant acidity, ample in creamy mousse and silky with the added body of the reserve wines. The flavours unfurl with notes of brioche, roasted chestnut, zippy citrus and a little stone fruit. Fantastic in structure, flavour and length, this could be our favourite Trouble With Dreams to date. Moreish and layered on the finish, you can drink this tonight, or age it for a decade or more.