SELECTED WORK · GATCOMBE ESTATE
A connected
wine vision.
Bringing vineyard potential, winery capability and estate wine style together on the Isle of Wight.
Jancis Robinson
JancisRobinson.com
CUVÉE DE L’ESPÉRANCE · PINOT NOIR 2025
A debut vintage.
Three-year-old vines.
Gatcombe’s 2025 Pinot Noir received 17/20 from Jancis Robinson. The wine was made from vines just three years old.
The published review names Dr Akshay Baboo as the winemaker. He is Director of Winemaking at Gatcombe Estate.
“An impressive start!”Jancis Robinson
2025
3 years
Dr Akshay Baboo
Review published 1 October 2026 · Tasted 26 September 2026 · JancisRobinson.com
THE AMBITION
Make the place
recognisable in the wine.
An estate wine project needs more than a cellar recipe. It needs a joined-up view of what the vineyard can deliver and how the winery can express it.
At Gatcombe, Akshay’s work connects vineyard and harvest decisions with production planning, technical winemaking and a coherent direction for the estate’s wines.
Vineyard direction
Consider vineyard blocks, fruit development and picking priorities in relation to the intended wines.
Winery capability
Develop capacity, vessels and workflow around the harvest and the estate’s production ambitions.
Wine identity
Connect sensory judgement and technical control with a distinctive expression of the estate.
FROM FRUIT TO EXPRESSION
Young vines.
A clear wine ambition.
Cuvée de l’Espérance Pinot Noir 2025 was made from vines just three years old.
For a young vineyard and a debut vintage, the focus was already clear: understand the fruit, make deliberate cellar choices and develop a recognisable estate wine identity.
Explore our winemaking expertiseTHE WIDER LESSON
Keep the decisions connected.
A vineyard plan, an equipment list and a wine-style brief become stronger when they are developed together. That connected perspective sits at the centre of OWC.
A CLEAR NEXT STEP
What could your estate become?
A new vineyard. A wine that needs direction. An estate with a bigger ambition. Start with a conversation.