Ancre Hill Vineyard

Ancre Hill Vineyard

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00:00Hi, I'm Jean Duplessis, the General Manager and Vigneron for Ankyl Estates.

00:07We are out in Monmouth in Wales, it's the south-western part of Wales,

00:11and established like mid-2000s.

00:16And we plant to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, some hybrids like Samaras,

00:23Ortegan, and we're also quite unique for the UK as Albariño as well.

00:28And we make a wide range of wines, it's all harvest-dependent,

00:33from sparklings all the way to dry reds and orange wine.

00:37So we are in our Pinot Noir vineyard at Ankyl,

00:42and we are biodynamically certified with Demeter,

00:47so that's our farming philosophy and beliefs of getting there.

00:53And farming like that, it's all about from your soil all the way to your wine,

01:01and looking at the entire property as well, so your boundary, so everything's considered.

01:08We grow our own plants to make our own tessanes with,

01:14so it's really just like teas that we spray on the vineyard.

01:17And it's all to strengthen the vines to defend themselves against disease.

01:23So instead of fighting the disease, we equip the vines to defend for themselves.