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Bonkers Chardonnay V2, Sugrue
Bonkers Chardonnay V2, Sugrue Wine Republic
Bonkers Chardonnay V2, Sugrue Wine Republic

Bonkers Chardonnay V2, Sugrue

Sussex, United Kingdom and England

“Mad Genius in a Glass.”

To give its full name: Bonkers Zombie Robot Alien Monsters From The Future Ate My Brain (Sur Lie) V2.

Brilliantly individual and quietly sophisticated, Bonkers V2 combines the chalky precision of fine Chablis with a deliciously unconventional English personality. Lemon zest, green apple and white peach unfold alongside flint, toasted hazelnut and delicate brioche. Gentle oak spice adds warmth beneath the bright fruit, while a subtle savoury nuttiness hints at the adventurous winemaking behind it. The name might raise a smile, but the detail in the glass deserves your full attention.

The palate is creamy and finely layered, with citrus freshness running through its supple texture. Orchard fruit and gentle toast give breadth, balanced by lively acidity and a persistent saline finish that draws you back for another sip. It is generous enough to satisfy lovers of textured Chardonnay, yet precise enough to appeal to those who favour a leaner, mineral style. Give it air and avoid serving it too cold: its savoury complexity opens gradually, rewarding patience now and promising further development in bottle.

For when: You want to pour something that makes even the Burgundy lover pause.

Pairs with: Pair with seared scallops and brown butter, roast chicken with morels, crab linguine, porcini risotto, miso-glazed black cod or aged Comté.

Its full name, Bonkers Zombie Robot Alien Monsters From The Future Ate My Brain (Sur Lie), gives fair warning that this is no ordinary Chardonnay. The project began with the exceptional ripeness of 2022 and explores what English still wine can become through oak fermentation, ageing beneath flor and blending across harvests. V2 is the second release, bringing together Chardonnay from 2022, 2023 and 2024 within an evolving solera.

Rather than capturing a single growing season, V2 combines the character of three harvests. Older reserve wine contributes depth and developed savoury flavours, while younger components bring freshness and energy. The result is a Chardonnay shaped as much by thoughtful blending and time in the cellar as by the individual years behind it.

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Sugrue South Downs is the boutique English wine estate of Dermot and Ana Sugrue. Its story began in 2006, when Dermot planted a small vineyard at Storrington Priory in West Sussex. The first release of The Trouble With Dreams, from the 2009 vintage, appeared in 2013 and helped establish a reputation for distinctive, finely crafted English sparkling wine. Still wines such as Bonkers now bring the same curiosity and precision to a different style.

The estate works with vineyards across East and West Sussex, including Storrington Priory, Mount Harry and Coldharbour. Chalk, flint, loam and greensand provide contrasting growing conditions, giving the winemakers different expressions of fruit and structure to work with. Bee Tree Vineyard, purchased in 2023, became home to their winery near Wivelsfield Green in East Sussex.

Both Dermot and Ana are experienced winemakers, bringing complementary backgrounds and a shared appetite for experimentation. Their approach combines careful selection with patient cellar work, using oak, lees and blending to develop texture without sacrificing freshness. Bonkers captures that philosophy particularly well: playful in presentation, thoughtful in execution and unmistakably its own wine.

Made from 100% Chardonnay drawn from the 2022, 2023 and 2024 harvests, with fruit sourced from vineyards in East Sussex, West Sussex and Kent. The grapes are whole-bunch pressed, providing the starting point for a wine built around freshness, texture and layered flavour.

Oak fermentation forms part of the approach, with equal proportions of French and American oak used across barrels of different sizes and cooperages. A small proportion of barrels develops flor, a layer of yeast on the wine’s surface, contributing an additional savoury dimension.

Maturation combines barrel ageing, lees influence and carefully controlled oxidation, followed by blending within the continuing solera. The different components bring complementary levels of fruit, texture and development. V2 was created with further ageing potential in mind, although its complexity can already be enjoyed by allowing the wine plenty of time to open in the glass.

Alcohol: 12%. Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay. Harvests: 2022, 2023 and 2024.

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