So Sangiovese is generally the principal grape used in Chianti. That famous Silence of the Lambs wine. This wine is no Chianti. Why not? Well to be a Chianti, you need to, amongst other things, grow the grapes in Tuscany. These grapes are grown a lot further south, in the heel of Italy in Puglia.  …
British Pinot Noir! Light-bodied, soft and fresh with cranberries, cherries nettles and rosemary. The grapes were destemmed by hand and fermented naturally (by wild yeasts). After fermentation it was pressed off the skins and transferred to oak barrels, where it aged for 1.5 years before being bottled. Renegade isn t a traditional producer as they…
Hugely smashable light red from California made from a blend of all of the Piedmontese varieties found at Fox Hill Vineyard, Feints is a co-fermentation of both red and white grape varieties. It goes through a full carbonic maceration to keep things fresh and zippy and has beautiful juicy red berry notes running all the way through….
A ripe and juicy Pinot Noir with fresh red berried fruit and a pleasant finish. A perfect easy-drinking style. The grapes were destemmed to reduce the levels of tannins in the resulting wine, pressed, and macerated to gently extract aromatics, flavour, and fine tannins. Fermentation took place with selected yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The…
Here we have a collaboration between Illustrator Gaurab Thakali, and Winemaker Turi Marino, A project including 3 wines, with incredible labels and a true representation of Mount Etna s volcanic and mineral-rich terroirs. The Vulcano Chiaro is an even lighter red than the other in the trio and at 12.5% is a dangerous one to have in the wine…
Here we have a collaboration between Illustrator Gaurab Thakali, and Winemaker Turi Marino, A project including 3 wines, with incredible labels and a true representation of Mount Etna s volcanic and mineral-rich terroirs. The Vulcano Rosso is a red wine designed to be a people pleaser, a light easy-drinking red bursting with character and minerality. Perfect chilled but easily drunken as…
The new vintage bangers s from SETE keep on coming, this time it s D2 Rosso, a brand new one for the UK. This wine is a project SETE embarked on with a few friends who run an architecture and design studio and a creative laboratory located in Rome and Campagnano di Roma, thirty kilometers north of the…
A pretty serious Greek Red made from 100% Agiorgitiko. The nose shows notes of wild cherry and red fruits, whilst the palate is smooth, and aromatic with a velvety finish bursting with clove and a touch of vanilla. Strofillia is one of the most dynamic and high-profile Greek producers, with knowledge of vinification and viticulture spanning over 40 years….
This epic Cali Pinot Noir offers a distinct earthiness, and minerality with hints of nutmeg and clove mingling with notes of ripe black cherry, raspberry, and vanilla bean to deliver a rich, mouth-filling texture through to a complex finish. The grapes underwent open-top fermentation with selected yeasts at controlled temperatures. During vinification, twice daily punch-downs…
A red wine overflowing with ripe black fruit flavours complemented by delicate black olive and spicy roasted red chilli notes. Layered with complexity, this is a powerful expression of its mountainous terroir. Fermentation took place at controlled temperatures of 28°C, during which a slow extraction took place with cap submersions to achieve the desired levels of colour,…
Super light, fruity, and smashable banger from Testalonga. A very restrained Cinsault, with crisp red apple notes alongside soft berries and a slightly earthy finish. A balanced wine with light tannins, serve chilled, and beware this is toooo easy to drink! Producer: TestalongaRegion: Swartland, South AfricaGrapes: CinsaultStyle: RedSize: 75clABV: 11.5%
Fresh and precise with huge cherry and raspberry flavours. The Carignan grapes are hand-harvested, crushed and whole bunch wild yeast fermented with only a smidge of SO2 at bottling. 100% malolactic fermentation. A light clarifying filtration was done but the wine is un-fined. Producer: TestalongaRegion: Swartland, South AfricaGrapes: CarignanStyle: RedSize: 75clABV: 11.5%
Superb value organic Aussie Shiraz brimming with juicy blackberry and plum fruit and touches of tobacco and wood spice. Nicely full-bodied on the palate without being OTT. A rare under £15 bottle of natty that we fully recommend. Producer: The Unfiltered DogRegion: South AustraliaGrapes: ShirazStyle: RedSize: 75clABV: 14%
Sourced from vineyards in the Central Valley, Chile where the vines are vertically positioned, this red wine delivers all you want from a Merlot. Intense cherry red colour with bright purple hints. On the nose appear red and black fruit aromas such as cherries and blackberries interwoven with a subtle and spicy bay leaf character….
Smashable bright cherry rocket fuel. Enjoy with picnics (picnic optional). Regent bunches de-stemmed, the whole berries into vat for ten day carbonic maceration. Footstomped and pressed to Qvevri to finish ferment. Bottled from Qvevri via gravity, no fining, no filtration and no sulphur. Producer:Â TillinghamRegion:Â Sussex, EnglandGrapes: RegentStyle: RedSize:Â 75clABV: 10.5%
Full-on unicorn situation right here, a magnum of the finest Ploussard from legendary producer Tony Bornard. 100% Ploussard from vines of 45 to 80 years old, organically grown and planted on pink iridescent marls, in the place called Les Chambines . Manual harvesting, total destemming, fermentation, and maceration in 2400 liter barrels. Punching down and pumping…