Another exciting new producer on the burgeoning UK low-intervention scene, Traverse is a tiny operation put together by a couple of friends who are sourcing grapes from East Sussex and making wine in the cellar at Tillingham.
Traverse Red is a field blend of Phoenix and Rondo grapes from a single vineyard in Beckley. After a short maceration the wine was left to age in old Burgundy barrels for 9 months. At just 9 degrees of alcohol, this is bright, light-bodied and with some fresh, underripe fruit flavours that reflect the cooler climate of our home soils. The wine is bottled before it completes its malolactic fermentation, meaning a small dose of co2 is trapped in the bottle, creating a refreshing spritz.
 
Vegan.
 
East Sussex, England.
 
9% ABV. 750ml.