Yearlstone Vineyard - Devon's Oldest Vineyard

A small well-made range of white, rosé and red wines - along with a fine sparkling Brut. So says David Moore, the Louis Roederer and Glenfiddich wine writer of the year in his new book A Guide to The Wines of England & Wales (cowritten by Philip Williamson and Neville Blech, available from Amazon). As readers of David's well-known series Behind the Label know, these give in depth tasting notes on the top wines of most wine regions. We'll show you what David thought of some of our top wines below.

We are proud that wines made here at Yearlstone have won over 30 awards in the last 4 years' English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competitions - including 9 awards at the 2009 Competition held in Dorset... We show the awards our wines have won against each wine, and again at the end.

Our triple-award winning fizz, Vintage Brut 2006, is still available - having been recomended on BBC 1 by Oz Clarke. We are now selling the 24-month lees-aged edition. Direct from the vineyard only we have a tiny amount of pink fizz, also Vintage Brut 2006, which has also won a medal at every competition it's been entered for. English wine is light and fresh with wonderful aromas - making it perfect as an aperitif or to accompany light seasonal English food - as served in Charlotte's Kitchen.

Yearlstone's Number 1 2008 - typically English mouthwateringly refreshing dry white wine - £6.95 per bottle

Zingy grassy dry white wine made from Seyval Blanc and Reichensteiner. Soft but elegant, fair acidity balance, greenfruits, and a touch of smokiness...
Great with spicy nibbles or seafood.....

2008 Vintage now on sale.

The prizewinning 2008 vintage won a Bronze medal at the 2009 English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition.

GRAPES: Seyval Blanc and Reichensteiner.
Regional Wine Status. 11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 2 2007 - Soft and Floral Dry White - £6.95 per bottle

Light, floral and easy drinking, this muscaty white wine goes well on its own, or with fish or chicken.

2007 Vintage still on sale.

GRAPES: Madeleine Angevine and Bacchus.
Regional Wine Status. 11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 3 2009 - Delicate Dry Rosé - £7.95 per bottle

The 2009 rosé is now available. Juliet's 2009 Yearlstone rosé has just won a Silver Medal at the 2010 English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition.

Of the 2007 vintage, David Moore writes: A fresh and immensely enjoyable rosé, a blend of Pinot Noir, Madeleine Angevine and Seyval Blanc. The white grapes add a floral and fresh edge to the structure and soft grip of the Pinot Noir. Enjoy this as an aperitif or with food

The prizewinning 2007 vintage won a Silver Medal in the 2008 English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition and a Highly Commended in the 2008 South West & Wales Wine Competition.

GRAPES: Regent. 11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 4 2009 - Light Fruity Red - £12.95 per bottle

Juliet's 2009 red has just won a Gold Model at the 2010 English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition. for her Rondo-based 2009 red, Yearlstone Number 4 - going one better than with her 2008 red, which (only!) won a Silver Medal and the President's Trophy for best red in South West & Wales.

2009 Vintage now on sale.

" lovely, cherry fruit notes, vibrant, juicy, fruity, bright " - one judges comment; " deep colour, cherry & plum aromas, flavour follows on, good weight, good fruit" - another.

GRAPES: Rondo. 11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 5 2007 - Aromatic Dry White - £7.25 per bottle

David Moore writes: This is a varietal Siegerrebe, not dissimilar to a Gewurztraminer, with a very aromatic quality. It's essential to drink as young as possible to benefit from these spicy as well as fragile aromas.

This vintage has won Bronze Medals at the English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competitions of 2008 and 2009, as well as a bronze medal at the South West & Wales Wine Competitions of 2008 and 2009.

2007 Vintage still on sale.

GRAPES: Schonburger.
Regional Wine Status. 11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 6 2007 - Barrel Aged Dry White - SOLD OUT

Now sold out. We did not make a barrel-aged No 6 in 2008.

Of the 2007 vintage, David Moore writes: Arguably the best of the whites. A fine blend of Pinot Gris and Reichensteiner and Madeleine Angevine. An impressive weight and minerality here. The wine benefits from a limited period in small barrels adding both depth and structure. This is less obviously aromatic than the the other three whites.

The 2007 vintage won a Silver Medal in the the 2008 English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition and a Highly Commended in the 2008 South West & Wales Wine Competition.

GRAPES: Pinot Gris, Reichensteiner and Madeleine Angevine.
Quality Wine Status. Alcohol 12%.

Yearlstone Vintage Brut 2006 - Traditionally made Sparkling Wine - £16.95 per bottle.

David Moore writes: From 100% Seyval Blanc. Classic Champagne method vinification with whole bunch pressing and only the first 50% of the juice used. Good fruit purity and depth with additional complexity offered by 15 months on the lees.

Pale gold, mid-sized bubbles. Grass and greengage fruit, citrus, stone and smoke. Mouth filling mousse, moderate length. - Masters of Wine comments 2009.

The fourth batch (24 months on the lees) of the 2006 fizz is now on sale. It has won Bronze medals at both the 2008 English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition and the 2008 and 2009 South West and Wales Wine Competitions. It also won Highly Commended at the 2009 English & Welsh Wine of the Year competition.

GRAPES: Seyval Blanc. Quality Wine Status. 12% alcohol.

Yearlstone Pink Fizz 2006 - Traditionally made Pink Sparkling Wine - £24.95 per bottle.

A pink Vintage Brut (24 months on the lees) is available direct from the vineyard - only 300 bottles of this Pinot Noir pink fizz have been made so far.

Silver medal winner at the South West & Wales Wine of 2009.

GRAPES: Pinot Noir and Dornfelder. Quality Wine status. 12% alcohol.

Wine can be ordered and will be packaged up for collection at the vineyard. Wines can be mixed in a box. We usually run out of many of the wines by September.

Complete List of Current Vintage Awards

Here's a complete list of all the awards our current vintage wines have won in both the national and regional competitions:

English and Welsh Wine of the Year		South West & Wales Wine
No 1 08: Bronze Medal 2009. No 3 09. Silver Medal 2010. No 4 09. Gold Model 2010. No 5 07. Bronze Medal 2008 and 2009. Vintage Brut 06. Bronze Medal 2008, Highly Commended 2009. Pink Fizz 06. Bronze Medal 2008, Bronze Medal 2009.		No 1 08. Bronze Medal 2009. No 4 08. Silver Medal 2009, and Sunnybank Trophy 2009 for best red. No 5 07. Bronze Medal 2008 and 2009. Vintage Brut 06. Bronze Medal 2008 and 2009. Pink Fizz 06. Silver Medal 2009, Bronze Medal 2008.