For Dermot Sugrue: Wine is emotion and every release of "The Trouble With Dreams" is emotional.

11 years after what should have been the inaugural vintage of The Trouble With Dreams from the vineyard that Dermot planted to initially make wine for the monastic order of Catholic priests at Storrington Priory, the 2019 vintage marks a new and significant development.

Whilst the hopes of the 2008 vintage were dashed when virtually all the grapes were devoured overnight by birds ("that's the trouble with dreams", Prior Fr Paul McMahon had demurred...) exactly 10 miles west of Storrington a larger vineyard of older vines on extremely chalky ground were preparing for just their second crop in an exceptional terroir: Coldharbour Vineyard.

Around a decade ago the first ‘Trouble with Dreams’ vintages went on sale - the 2009, 2010 and 2011, rapidly gaining critical acclaim and widely proclaimed as the best sparkling wines in the UK. Every subsequent vintage has had big shoes to fill, and we’re delighted to say the 2019 ‘Trouble' is bang on form.

Chardonnay-driven, pure, expressive and textured, aged in large oak barrels and only released when mature. This is very much the house style.

Tasting Note: This wine is far more precise and exhilarating than ever before, with its mineral geology at the forefront and its fruit complexed with yeast, resulting in a dazzling finish. It showcases all the exquisite qualities of fruit picked at its peak maturity, with a dosage of only 6g/L.

Origin: South Downs, England

Blend: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier