Each Wednesday between May and September we host a Vineyard tour for our resident guests and special lunch packages for non-resident guests.
Over the summer season we would like to welcome and share with you, a tour of the Vineyard, the progress thus far and future plans, and a delicious lunch following the tour.
Vineyard Tour Itinerary
10.15am Tea and coffee and biscuits on arrival
10.45am Tour of Vineyard
11.30am Glass of Classic Cuvee with canapes
12.00 noon Take your seats in the dining room and indulge in our four course lunch or eight-course Signature tasting menu.
Lunch Menu
£165 per person to include four course lunch with coffee and petit fours, the vineyard tour, tea or coffee on arrival, glass of Classic Cuvée with canapes.
Tasting Menu
£295.00 per person to include Signature 8 course tasting menu and the vineyard tour package; tea or coffee on arrival, glass of Classic Cuvée with canapes.
When Michael first visited Lympstone Manor, he was not only inspired by the potential to transform a dilapidated mansion into what has become a luxury country house hotel and highly acclaimed Lympstone Manor, he was equally excited at the prospect of planting a vineyard on the southwest-facing parkland overlooking the beautiful Exe estuary.
Vineyards, like dreams, take time to be transformed into reality, for roots to penetrate deep down and become established, for grapes to ripen, for wines to be made, for the secondary fermentation, and for the complexity to develop that only comes from lengthy maturation on the lees in the bottle.
In May 2018, 17, 500 vines were planted to produce high-quality English sparkling wine utilising the varietals of Champagne: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier. The first harvest was in September, 2020. After an exceptionally warm growing season, the harvest, though small from young vines, was of very high quality. The Triassic Pinot Noir 2020 has won gold at the 2023 International Wine Challenge as well as a bronze award in the International Wine and Spirit Competition.
When Michael first envisaged cultivating a vineyard at Lympstone Manor, he wanted to produce a single-estate Devon sparkling wine of the highest quality, a wine that is beautiful to enjoy as an aperitf yet with enough structure to accompany his finely considered cuisine. The result is Lympstone Manor Classic Cuvée, a blend of Pinot Noir, Meunier, and Chardonnay.
We have now launched the first release of a still Rose wine from our estate in 2022, aptly named “Isabeau” after Michael’s daughter. The Lympstone Manor Estate 2022 Isabeau Rosé is produced from the “taille” pressing at the winery and is a field blend of the Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier grapes
2024 tours will run from 1st May until the end of September.
