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BONKERS V2

BONKERS V2

Bonkers began as an embryo of an idea in the perfect 2022 vintage. Representing our unique take on English still Chardonnay, it employs a range of traditional and experimental winemaking techniques – fermentation in oak, ageing under flor, controlled oxidation, and blending vintages – as well as a drop of Irish humour.
 
A blend of 2022, 2023, and 2024, Bonkers V2 is a purer, more elegant, and salty expression of Chardonnay, but with that same patina of oak and deliciously creamy texture that we, you, and the critics adored about V1. Crafted with even greater longevity in mind, we can’t wait to see how V2 develops over time.

So pure, so à point it almost floats out of the glass. Chalk and citrus aromatics are threaded with richer notes of oak spice and brioche. Creamy in texture, it has a long, tapering, and deliciously salty, Chablis-meets-Sussex finish. Give this plenty of air and time and it will pay dividends.
 
The solera lives on. So it goes.
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TECHNICAL DETAILS

  • GRAPES

    100% Chardonnay (2022, 2023, 2024)

    12% ABV

  • VINEYARDS

    Our South Downs vineyards in East and West Sussex, and Kent.

  • WINEMAKING

    Whole-bunch pressed. Equal parts French and American oak of various cooperage and size. A small proportion of barrels were allowed to develop flor.

FOOD PAIRING

Bonkers is that friend you have who just gets on with almost everyone. Classic combinations include pan-fried scallops, roast chicken with morels, porcini risotto, and Alpine cheeses such as Comté or Gruyère. If you want to go off piste, try it with miso-glazed black cod or even sushi.

BONKERS TOTE BAG

What better way to carry around your bottles than in a Bonkers tote bag? This black, heavy-weight cotton tote is a versatile and spacious accessory that's indispensable for shopping trips, BYO wine dinners, and jaunts about town.

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WHAT THE CRITICS SAY

"A new chapter in English winemaking? Hugely distinctive!" Jancis Robinson MW

"Like stepping into a cold midnight at full moon. Dramatic, cut like a diamond." Tamlyn Currin

"It joins the small group of seriously world class English still Chardonnays for me." Tom Cannavan, Wine Pages

"Even better the second day. Like a mature Grand Cru Chablis." Fiona Beckett, Matching Food & Wine

"A genuinely civilised, sensual, and hypnotic Chardonnay." Matthew Jukes, Vineyard Magazine

"Best wine name of the year, probably ever. Quite delicious." Neal Martin

"A delicious mash-up of old grower Champagne, Chassagne, Chablis on speed and Jura." Peter Richards MW & Susie Barrie MW

"This new barrique barrel-aged, multi-vintage Chardonnay is [England's] finest white wine: an intense, flinty, utterly delicious Grand Cru Chablisesque mouthful." Jane MacQuitty, The Times

"I was expecting something remarkable and I got it ... It's like a palimpsest: complex but also luminous." Victoria Moore, The Telegraph

"The driving force, the very heart of this, is its absolute freshness with dynamo-like energy." Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous

"Like a Chablis with a personality disorder. I love it!" Liam d'Arcy, The Wine Wally

Gold Medal, WineGB Awards 2025