Curators Cuvée Artelium, East Sussex 2018

Mark Collins and Julie Bretland, Est Sussex

Curators, collaborators and custodians of English wine making, art and nature, Artelium is a boutique estate in the heart of the East Sussex countryside crafting exceptional English still and sparkling wines.

Founded by Mark Collins and Julie Bretland in 2020, the name Artelium comes from a combination of ‘Art’ and ‘- ium’, a Latin suffix used to denote places where people congregate. In that sense, Artelium is the embodiment of a long-held vision to create a space for people to come together and enjoy wine and art in a beautiful natural setting. The area around their East Sussex home has a proud heritage of artisans, which Mark and Julie wanted to celebrate by being a hub for artistic expression and innovative winemaking. Artelium sees each vintage as an opportunity to create pioneering styles of wine that will shape the future of the industry, using both their own grapes and collaborating with other growers. Mark leads the wine team supported by Owen Elias (one of the UK’s most respected and renowned winemakers and recent addition to the team, South African Solly Monyamane.

Red orchard fruits and toasted bread aromas from this Pinot Noir-led Cuvée, fruit hand-picked from a single Sussex vineyard. Five years on the lees gives a wonderful homemade pastry note, sitting alongside green orchard fruit. A quintessential reflection of the famous 2018 vintage

Grapes: Pinot Noir 70%, Chardonnay 30%,