Mousehall / Tidebrook · East Sussex, England

Staddle Stone Chardonnay

Chardonnay from Sussex. Lime and citrus, integrated oak from barrel ageing, and 10 months in 228-litre French oak barrels.

Category: White wine
Grape: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2023
Alcohol: 12,5%
Classification: PDO
Cellaring: Ready to drink, but will also cellar
Award: Platinum and 97 points, Decanter World Wine Awards 2026

Whole clusters are gently pressed, the juice settles naturally, and the wine is fermented and aged for 10 months in 228-litre French oak barrels. A portion of tank-fermented wine is blended in.

Golden colour with green tints. Lime, lemon, green apples, white flowers and a trace of butter and vanilla from the barrels on the nose. Fresh acidity, creamy mouthfeel and a mineral finish.

At the Decanter World Wine Awards 2026 it took Platinum and 97 points, the first English still chardonnay to do so.

Sensory profile

Terroir and vinification

Soil: Sandstone, greensand and clay on a south-facing slope
Elevation: 22-80 m
Vinification: 10 months in 228-litre French oak barrels, with a portion of tank-fermented wine blended in.