# English Rose (2024)

- **Producer:** Vagabond Urban Winery
- **Colour:** rosé
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Pinot Noir, Pinot Noir Précoce
- **Region:** England, United Kingdom
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 11.0%
- **Average price:** €30
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 8–10 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** strawberry, cherry, lemon, orange, rose, cream, yogurt

## About this wine

Vagabond Urban Winery was founded in London in 2010, starting as an innovative self-pour wine venue before expanding into a dedicated urban winemaking operation. Sourcing high-quality grapes from cool-climate vineyards across Essex, Surrey, and Oxfordshire, Vagabond crafts handcrafted wines right in the heart of London. The English Rose cuvée was established to demonstrate the potential of English fruit to produce serious, gastronomic rosé wines with distinct character and depth.

## Interesting facts

- Vagabond ferments its wines directly inside urban London venues.
- Up to 60% of the juice is fermented in neutral oak barrels to build texture without adding heavy oak flavor.
- Vagabond was awarded WineGB Boutique Winery of the Year in 2024.

## Food pairing

The vibrant English acidity cuts through oily seafood and rich baked dishes, while the lees-contact texture supports mild spice and savory vegetable preparations without overwhelming subtle flavors.

## Wine making process

Fruit is hand-harvested from cool-climate sites across South-East England. Fermentation relies on wild native yeasts and is split between stainless steel tanks and neutral Burgundian oak barrels. Aged on gross lees for six months to develop tactile texture and subtle complexity before bottling bone dry with low intervention.