Ghost of the Navigator 2022
Ghost of the Navigator 2022
A little more time in bottle has added layers of intrigue to this already superb English rosé. There’s all the ripe, generous basket fruit, the bright cherries, the strawberries and cream. But there’s also something savoury, briny, windswept, and a little wild. A true wine of the West Country.
Style: Still
Colour: Rosé
Producer: Grown by Mayland Vineyard (Ellen and George Price); produced and bottled by Mountain People (Dave Morris)
Country: UK
Region: Somerset
Grapes: Pinot Meunier (76%) and Pinot Noir (24%)
ABV: 10.7%
Sulphur: 20mg/l added at bottling
Mayland Vineyard is George Price, a fourth-generation fruit grower in Somerset, who farms 1.2 hectares of vines alongside his wife, Ellen. They are no till, spray no herbicide or insecticide, and have sheep grazing through the vines over winter, before they green mulch extensively in spring, building up organic matter to improve soil health. One wine is produced from the quality fruit at Mayland right now: an annual field blend produced by the esteemed Dave Morris of Mountain People (Wales).