Blanc de Noirs
Guide price: £65
Recorded vintages: 2019
A sparkling blanc de noirs awarded 97 points and Platinum at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards.
2016
Cholderton
Nat and Toby McConnell returned to their family’s 42-acre farm after careers in biomedical science and luxury yachting. They planted ten acres of vines in 2016 and named the vineyard after the bluestones at nearby Stonehenge. The brothers now release a small range of sparkling wines and welcome visitors to a tasting room beside the family farm.
The vineyard is divided into four parcels: Three Acre, Iron Age, Roundhouse and Top Field. Sandy clay-loam topsoil drains through chalk beneath. The ten acres are planted with 58% Chardonnay, 32% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Meunier, and all the grapes are picked by hand. Solar power, estate spring water and cover crops form part of the vineyard’s environmental work.
WINEMAKER
Toby studied viticulture, while Nat completed an MSc in viticulture and oenology. Their grapes are pressed at Hambledon, where they work with Hervé Jestin on the blends before the wines undergo extended ageing on the lees.
The Collection
Guide price: £65
Recorded vintages: 2019
A sparkling blanc de noirs awarded 97 points and Platinum at the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards.
Guide price: £45
Recorded vintages: 2020
A sparkling cuvée aged for 36 months on its lees.
Guide price: £50
Recorded vintages: 2022
A Chardonnay-led sparkling rosé aged for at least 22 months on its lees.
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Visit the tasting room beside the family farm, or book a guided experience through the ten-acre vineyard. Signature tours combine the story of the land, the vines and traditional-method winemaking with a tutored tasting; lighter Sip & Stroll and self-guided options are also available. The rare-breeds farm next door makes this an easy countryside day out.
The Tasting Room is open Tuesday to Sunday. Vineyard tours run on scheduled dates and should be booked online in advance; seasonal formats and times vary.