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Taste
Delicate, fruity and refreshing, Fresh-picked strawberries
Aroma
English strawberries and cream
Description
Albury’s Silent Pool Rosé has become one of England’s most distinctive and highly praised rosés – a delicate, dry blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from the Surrey Hills. Founded by Nick Wenman, the vineyard sits on the southern slopes of the North Downs near Guildford, within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, where organic and biodynamic techniques are used to enhance fruit quality. Produced in tiny quantities, Silent Pool Rosé is known for its pale colour, fine red fruit notes and elegant style. Taking its name from the crystal clear lake beside the vineyard that’s steeped in local legend, the first vintage was famously snapped up by the Queen to serve on the Royal Barge for the Jubilee Celebrations. Previous vintages have received glowing praise from Vineyard Magazine, The Guardian, JancisRobinson.com and more.
- Silver, WineGB Awards 2025 (2024 vintage)
- 88 points, Decanter World Wine Awards 2025 (2024 vintage)
- Recommended by Matthew Jukes in Vineyard Magazine, ‘Albury’s wines always seem to have an aerial quality that makes them weightless, enchanting and magical. This thrilling, biodynamic Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier blend is a work of art with tension, uncompromising length and genuinely impressive flavour layering throughout the experience. It starts calm and composed and then rises, needle-sharp, into the sky and finally out of sight. While this is undoubtedly one of the best English rosés of the year, it is also one of the most arresting on an international stage.’ (2023 vintage)
- Recommended in GQ Magazine, ‘Albury’s Silent Pool is a rosé of unquestioned calibre. A delicate blend of pinot noir and pinot meunier grapes grown in the Surrey Hills, this delightfully dry wine is a true English all star.‘ Millicia West, April 2019
- Recommended in The Guardian, ‘For fans of Provence rosé, but made in Surrey – pale pink, delicately fruity.’ Fiona Beckett, June 2019 (2018 vintage)
- 16/20, JancisRobinson.com, ‘Light wild-salmon pink. Very delicate on the nose. Bone, bone dry, just the right side of painfully dry, and pithy. Grapefruit. A little chalky, crushed shells, finely sketched – almost brittle it’s so fine, and yet there is a mid-palate reverberation of tightly strung acidity that gives this barely-there wine quite extraordinary length. To go with the most delicate of foods – be very careful not to drown this rather lovely whisper out‘ Tamlyn Currin, June 2018 (2017 vintage)
About the Estate
Albury Organic Vineyard (just 12 acres of vines) is situated on the southern slopes of the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey Hills, just outside Guildford on the A25 towards Dorking. The vines are the traditional Champagne varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, as well as some Seyval and Pinot Gris. The focus is on crafting organic English wines of the highest quality, in particular a fine rosé and exemplary sparkling wines, the first of which was released in May 2015. The vineyard is privately owned by Nick Wenman who lives in Shere near to the vineyard. Nick worked for 30 years in the IT business, which he retired from in 2006. He founded Albury Organic Vineyard in 2008 and now spends most of his time on the vineyard and managing the business, which has become his passion. Nick Wenman and his team are committed to producing organic and biodynamic fruit without the use of chemicals such as herbicides and fungicides. Whilst copper and sulphur are permitted in organic vineyards they minimise their use. They also use compost "teas", which improve the biology of the soil, as well as using biodynamic preparations. The belief is that this approach will produce premium fruit and therefore great wine. The vineyard is managed by Alex who achieved a doctorate in Horticultire at Milan University in 1996. Following several years of practical experience working on vineyards in Italy and New Zealand, she joined RHS Wisley, responsible for the Orchard, Nursery, Model Fruit Area and the Vineyard which she planted. Albury currently produce three organic sparkling wines, Albury Estate Classic Cuvée, Albury Estate Blanc de Blancs and Albury Estate Sparkling Rosé. They have so far won Gold, Silver and Bronze awards in the International Organic Wine Awards 2016, Decanter, the International Wine Competition and UKVA. Their first rosé appeared back in 2011, a still wine made exclusively from hand picked organic Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes. This first vintage was served on board the Royal barge to celebrate the diamond jubilee, and the 2014 vintage won a gold award in the UKVA Wine of the Year competition.
Reviews
Superb wine.
Zoe
You won't get any better than this - being an English wine is just a bonus!
John
Really great rose, can't believe there are so many great English wines now
Carmen
Fantastic wine made in the Surrey Hills - I may be biased as the vineyard is very close to me, but I think this is one of the best roses in the world!
Dorking Drinker
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