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Jancis
Robinson
We were absolutely thrilled to see our Bacchus featured by Jancis Robinson in The Financial Times — as one of her recommended English still wines! The feature appears in “The Changing Face of English Wine”. We were proud to be featured among 17 standout English still wines, showcasing the exciting diversity England offers beyond sparkling.
From the article:
"I’m no apologist for English wine. For decades I was highly critical of it. But there is a new professionalism in English wineries to complement the generally improved vineyard conditions. I rated four of the still wines tasted chez WineGB 17 out of 20, and no fewer than 26 of them 16.5, meaning they are serious, well-made wines that would give pleasure. The average price of my 17 pointers was £35 a bottle, probably lower than the average price of all the other wines of the world that I have rated 17 points. And the average price of my 16.5 pointers (when supplied) was just under £27. [Our Bacchus was included in the list in the article]."
Jancis’ tasting notes on the Bacchus.
"Really good spine of fruit on the palate. Just off dry but good balance. Confident winemaking".
In addition she also gave our Rosé great reviews on her website.
"Very pale strawberry. Good core of fruit. Lots of personality. This works!"
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"2025 Williams Family Wines Bacchus – I loved this wine last year, and it is a notch up in 2025. The Williams team has gone from nought to sixty in record time, and this wine leads the charge with its pinpoint accurate flavour and thrilling balance.
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2025 Williams Family Wines Pinot Gris – with 9 gms of residual sugar, this is officially an off-dry number, but it really looks like a classic Alsace model with its sultry mid-palate and generous finish. This is very assured winemaking, and I personally love this style, so I am delighted that this wine sits apart from the other PGs in my line-up!
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2025 Williams Family Wines Pinot Noir Précoce – with a touch of English (not French) oak in the mix, this is another quirky and yet amazingly successful wine from this amazing mob! Precise, clean, ripe and rewarding, this is a superstar in the making."
"I discovered this husband and wife producer at the London Wine Fair this year. This is their inaugural vintage. Nick and Julia Williams make the wine in Cambridgeshire from fruit sourced from Kent and Herefordshire for this cuvée. The 2024 Chardonnay in a Chablis-style is also excellent and the 2024 Pinot Noir showed promise [For context this was taken to the tasting unlabelled prior to release].
If like me you're a bit of Bacchus sceptic give this a go. It had a peachy roundness and lack of aggressiveness, helped by seven grams of residual sugar."