Tonight I am cooking chicken in a creamy tarragon sauce. I am pairing this French classic with Wickham’s Fumé Special Release 2011.
This wine is produced from Bacchus and Reichensteiner grapes and aged in French oak barrels.
This charming white is the perfect tipple to consume with chicken or fish
Its light, fruity nose and clean, acidic flavour balances perfectly with this dish. The Fumé Special Release 2011 is aged in oak barrels for 6 months and as a result the wine leaves a delicious oak hum on the palate.
The label looks as impressive as the delicious wine
John and Caroline Charnley planted the Wickham Vineyard in 1984 in the heart if the Hampshire countryside. The vineyard, situated on the south coast between Southampton and Portsmouth, grows 10 different grape varieties across 18 acres.
Wickham went into administration last year but was thankfully saved by former manager, Wilhem Mead, who bought the company.
So bottoms up to Wickham; I strongly suggest trying this wine with white meat or fish.
This wine would work perfectly for a dinner party
Bon appetit!
(I bought this wine in Waitrose, it is for sale on Wickhams’s website, £10.99)
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