Artelium, Pinot Noir, East Sussex, England, 2025

Producer Profile

Curators, collaborators and custodians of English winemaking, art and nature, Artelium is a boutique estate in the heart of East Sussex crafting exceptional English still and sparkling wines.

Founded by Mark Collins and Julie Bretland in 2020, it is the embodiment of a long-held vision to create a space for people to come together and enjoy wine and art in a beautiful natural setting. The area has a proud heritage of artisans, which Mark and Julie wanted to celebrate by being a hub for artistic expression and innovative winemaking. Artelium sees each vintage as an opportunity to create pioneering styles of wine that will shape the future of the industry.

Viticulture

French clone vines situated in the Artelium West, Madehurst vineyard and partner vineyard Decoy, which sit on chalky soils.

Winemaking

Grapes from Madehurst and Decoy Vineyard - all French clones. Grapes are destemmed and fermented separately for primary and secondary fermentation in stainless stell tanks under controlled temperatures. Blended after malolactic fermentation using 50% of each parcel and aged together after blending in 500L barrels for 9 months. Oak regime 15% new oak,  50% second fill barrels and 35% third fill barrels. Before bottling - the team makes a barrel selection of 1000L blend and this particular version is 2 x second fill barrels.

Tasting Note

2025 Pinot Barrel selection on the nose is sweet red cherries, blue berries, violets with slight smokiness and cedar. Rich firm tannins, reserved with sweet undertones- cedar follows through. Becomes juicy and opens up and the back of the palate."

Food matching

Meaty white fish, light game such as Guinea fowl, puy lentils and roast vegetables