Blanc de Blancs
Guide price: £60
Recorded vintages: 2020
Leonardslee’s Blanc de Blancs is made entirely from Chardonnay. It combines orchard-fruit flavours with bread and toasted-nut notes.
2017
Mannings Heath, Horsham
Penny Streeter OBE and her family developed Leonardslee Family Vineyards alongside their South African estate, Benguela Cove. They planted the first vines in West Sussex in 2017 and released the first wines in 2024.
Winemaker Johann Fourie and viticulturist Barry Anderson work across the family’s wine projects. The swallow on Leonardslee’s labels represents the link between England and South Africa; four smaller birds represent Penny’s children.
More than 70,000 vines cover around 38 acres of sheltered, south-facing ground at Mannings Heath, with additional plantings at Leonardslee Gardens. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier form the main plantings, alongside a small experimental parcel of Pinotage. Cover crops, mulching and reduced tillage help maintain the soil.
WINEMAKER
Johann Fourie specialises in traditional-method sparkling wine and works with viticulturist Barry Anderson. The grapes are hand-picked and pressed as whole bunches. He uses stainless steel and French oak for the base wines, followed by extended bottle ageing.
The Collection
Guide price: £60
Recorded vintages: 2020
Leonardslee’s Blanc de Blancs is made entirely from Chardonnay. It combines orchard-fruit flavours with bread and toasted-nut notes.
Guide price: £39.50
Recorded vintages: 2021
A Sussex traditional-method sparkling wine blending reserve wine with a proportion aged in French oak. Apple, citrus and brioche are its main flavours.
Guide price: £39.50
Recorded vintages: 2021
A pale traditional-method sparkling rosé from Sussex, with a small proportion of Pinotage in the blend.
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Drop into the Wine Lounge for a three-wine flight, book a 45-minute tutored tasting, or take a 2–3 hour golf-buggy vineyard tour with guided sparkling-wine tasting. Vineyard Kitchen dining, private groups, wine-and-dine events, masterclasses at Leonardslee Gardens, a nine-bedroom Vineyard Hotel and a self-catering cottage can turn the visit into a full stay. Guests with mobility or sensory needs should contact the estate before booking.
The Wine Lounge opens Wednesday–Sunday, 11:00–17:00. Self-guided wine flights may also be available on Mondays and Tuesdays; contact the estate to confirm before travelling on those days. Tours require advance booking, and times vary by season.