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1st Vintage · 100 bottles only
Bacchus · 2025 · Waresley Park Vineyard
The Hundred
Our first wine. Two summers in the ground.
£50.00
per bottle · 75cl · 11.5% ABV
Price includes: the bottle and a bespoke wooden case.
Two per customer maximum. Only 100 bottles will be released. When they're gone, that's it for the 2025 vintage.
Grown and hand-picked at Waresley Park. Single-vineyard, single-variety, single harvest.
Each bottle numbered by hand. 1 of 100, written on the label.
Presented in a bespoke wooden case. Sliding lid, made for keeping.
THE STORY
Two summers in the ground. The first harvest. One hundred bottles.
The vineyard went into the south-facing slope behind the lake in the spring of 2023 — well-draining sand on the Greensands Ridge. Four varieties: Bacchus on rows 1 to 19, then Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier & Pinot Noir Précoce filling out the rest.
Two quiet summers followed. The first picking came on the 8th of September 2025 - a hundred and fifty kilos of Bacchus, hand-picked into shallow crates and sorted the same afternoon.
The Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier came in later. They're now bottled and resting on their lees - our first sparkling, a traditional-method blend, due in 2027.
From the Bacchus, one hundred bottles. We've called it The Hundred.
— Ben & the Waresley Park team
TASTING NOTES
Peach and garden mint.
A bright, dry, distinctly English white. The sand we grew it on gives it a softness that Bacchus doesn't always have — and a finish that tastes of a summer kitchen garden.
On the nose
Garden mint, white peach, a touch of meadow flower.
On the palate
Stone fruit and ripe pear, mint lifting through the middle.
The finish
Dry, fresh, herbal - a kitchen garden in a glass.
Best with fresh goat's cheese, garden peas, asparagus, or grilled white fish with herbs. Serve cold - six to eight degrees.
WHAT YOU GET FOR £50
More than a bottle of wine.
Every order is the bottle and the case, numbered by hand and made for keeping. The price covers both.
i.
The Bottle
The Hundred · Bacchus 2025 · 75cl, 11.5%, hand-numbered.
ii.
Display case
A branded wooden case with sliding lid. Made for keeping.
iii.
One of a hundred
Single vineyard, single block, single harvest. Two per customer.
THE 2025 VINTAGE
The first vintage. A small one. A true one.
We picked the Bacchus on the 8th of September 2025 - by hand, into shallow crates, sorted the same afternoon. A hundred and fifty kilos of fruit. Pressed gently to keep every aromatic, fermented in stainless steel at low temperature, then rested on its lees through the spring.
It's a small vintage. We're proud of it.
The numbers
Grape
100% Bacchus
Vineyard planted
Spring 2023
Soil
Sand · Greensands Ridge
Block
Rows 1–19
Harvest
8 September 2025
Yield
150 kg of fruit
Bottles for sale
100
Alcohol
11.5%
Bottle size
75cl
QUESTIONS
The practical bits.
Why only 100 bottles?
The vines are young - planted in 2023, picked for the first time in 2025. A hundred and fifty kilos of Bacchus came off rows 1 to 19 on the 8th of September. We considered blending with bought-in fruit to push the numbers up. We decided not to. Every bottle of The Hundred is from one vineyard, one block, one harvest.
Why is it £50 a bottle?
The price covers the bottle and a bespoke wooden case. It's a first vintage from a single block of young vines - one hundred bottles, each numbered by hand - and it will never be made again.
Why a two-bottle limit?
So as many people as possible get to taste the first vintage. We want this to be the start of a long story with our customers, not a sell-out to a handful of collectors.
When will my bottle arrive?
Orders are packed and dispatched from the estate within 1–2 business days. You'll get an email confirmation on order, and dispatch tracking when it leaves us.
Can I cellar it?
It's drinking beautifully now and will hold for two to three years in a cool, dark place. Bacchus isn't a long-cellar wine - it's at its brightest in the first three years. Don't keep it for the grandchildren.
What about the other grapes - when does the sparkling come out?
The 2025 Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier are already bottled and resting on their lees - our first traditional-method sparkling. We expect to disgorge in 2027, and we'll announce the release here and by email first.
Is it a gift?
It can be. Add a note at checkout and we'll write it on the wooden case insert.
What about age verification?
You must be 18 or over to order. Age verification on delivery - please make sure someone is in to receive the parcel.
When's the next Bacchus?
2026 fruit comes off the vines this September. We'll know in spring 2027 what the harvest gave us.
