MANSTREE VINEYARD
1979 - 2010
31 YEARS YOUNG!
WE NOW HAVE THE OLDEST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCTIVE VINES IN DEVON.
SINCE YEARLSTONE VINEYARD (ONE OF OUR WINEMAKERS) REMOVED THEIR 35 YEAR OLD MADELEINE ANGEVINE VINES LAST AUTUMN, OUR 31 YEAR OLD MADELEINE ANGEVINE AND SEYVAL BLANC VINES ARE NOW THE GRAND OLD VINES IN DEVON!
THEY STILL PRODUCE A CONSISTENTLY HIGH YIELDING CROP OF TOP QUALITY GRAPES WHICH MAKE OUR EXTREMELY POPULAR OLD VINE SEYVAL AND MADELEINE WINES!
FOLLOW THE BROWN SIGNS TO MANSTREE VINEYARD.
We now have brown tourist signs put in place to direct people from Alphington, Exeter to the Vineyard, please look out for these to help you find us!
For those with SatNav we have a unique post code which should help you, this is EX2 9QR.
THE VINEYARD SHOP IS OPEN
10AM - 5PM TUESDAY - SUNDAY
CLOSED ON MONDAYS (Except Bank Holidays)
FREE TASTINGS EVERY DAY WE ARE OPEN!
TELEPHONE 01392 832218 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Manstree Vineyard occupies a warm sunny slope 1 1/2 miles from the Exeter city boundary at Shillingford st George and has
been producing commercial white wine vintages for the last 25 years.
Vines flourish in an area of the county known as 'Devons Frying Pan' having a low summer rainfall due to the double rain shaddow effect from Dartmoor and the Haldon Hills.
Manstree takes its name from the road that passes the farm and that of a nearby field indicating that there was once a gallows for sheep stealers and other felons, literally a
Man's Tree.
There are currently five
varieties grown on 4 1/2 acres the main 3 being Seyval
Blanc which is used to produce our dry & sparkling
wines, Madeleine Angevine a south west speciality vine
used to produce our medium dry wines & siegerebbe
a relation of the gewurztraminer grape which makes a
unique medium dry wine.
 Successive
Manstree Wines have won many awards over the years in
competitions on both a regional, national and international
basis.
We have recently planted
some red grape vines, and in 2009 we picked our first commercial crop from them which we are making into a Rose Wine which will be available this Summer, keep checking back for the launch date!
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WINES
2010
We normally have at least 6 - 7 different still
wines available at any one time. The wines that we are
currently selling are as follows.
2006 SEYVAL BLANC Old Vine Dry £7.50 per bottle
Our driest wine in the range, it has a fresh crisp green apple flavour and will be great on a hot summer day!
PHOENIX MEDIUM DRY £7.50 per bottle
A fresh and fruity medium dry style wine which goes well with lightly spiced food.
BRONZE AWARD 2008 SWVA COMPETITION
2007 MAYVAL DRY £7.95 Per bottle.
This particular vintage is different from previous vintages as it has more tropical fruit flavours more akin to our popular Siegerrebe medium dry!
BRONZE AWARD 2008 SWVA COMPETITION
2008 OLD VINE SEYVAL DRY - £7.95 Per Bottle
This wine is a degree sweeter than the 06 vintage and rather than green apples it has a lemon sherbet flavour.
BRONZE AWARD 2009 EWWOTY Competition
2009 OLD VINE MADELEINE DRY - £8.95 per bottle
A fresh yet mature tasting delicate dry wine which was made from fantastically ripe 30 year old Madeleine grapes. The flavour is of honey in a glass!
BRONZE AWARD 2010 EWWOTY Competition
2009 SIEGERREBE MEDIUM DRY - £8.95 per bottle
This is one of our most popular wines and this vintage certainly has all the qualities of previous vintages. The flavour is of tropical fruits like melon and lychees.
BRONZE AWARD 2010 EWWOTY Competition
2009 RONDO ROSE DRY - £8.95 per bottle
This is the first Rose wine we have ever produced and we are pleased with the results!
It is a beautiful deep pink colour and tastes like summer soft fruits in a glass!
2009 MAYVAL DRY - £7.95 PER BOTTLE
Recently released in July 2010 this young wine will develop well and has a good depth of flavour. It is slightly different in so far as it does not have the citrus zing of previous vintages but more of a melon/ peach flavour which is very attractive!
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