Red · East Sussex, England · 2022
Tillingham
Cranberry · forest floor · violet
The case for serious English reds. Cranberry and violet on the front, forest floor and a touch of stem-iron on the back. Drinks cool, holds up to richer plates.
About the producer
Ben Walgate's been quietly making the most interesting reds in England since he left Westwell. Endgrain is the top of the range — small production, hand-disgorged, sold mostly to friends.
The kitchen suggests
Romney Marsh lamb belly, twice-cooked and lacquered with our own harissa, mint yogurt to cool it down.
Hand-chopped sirloin from the same Romney butcher, with smoked rapeseed oil, capers, shallot, mustard, and grilled sourdough.