Collection: Roebuck Estates

Roebuck Estates was founded in 2013 by two friends with a clear ambition: to make high-quality English sparkling wine from their own vineyards. Based near Petworth in West Sussex, the producer now farms six vineyard sites across West and East Sussex and Kent, growing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

The vineyards bring plenty of variation to the wines. The home vineyard near Tillington has south-facing slopes and greensand soils, while the Roman Villa site near Bignor is planted almost entirely with Pinot Noir on loam- and clay-rich soils. Other sites offer different aspects, soil profiles and microclimates, giving the winemaking team a range of components to work with when blending.

Roebuck specialises exclusively in vintage sparkling wines, each made from a single year's harvest using the traditional method. Grapes are hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed, with individual vineyard blocks vinified separately. Some wines undergo partial fermentation in older Burgundian oak barrels, and the finished wines spend at least three years ageing on their lees before release, developing texture and the toasty complexity associated with traditional-method sparkling wine.

Sustainability is also central to the operation. Roebuck was a founding member of the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain certification scheme and focuses on reducing herbicide use, limiting pesticides and encouraging biodiversity in its vineyards. Since its first wine release in 2019, the estate has picked up a number of competition awards, establishing itself among the English producers worth keeping an eye on.