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Spring 2026*:
FIZZ
Davide Spillare, L1 2022 (Veneto – Durella, Garganega)
Davide farms about five hectares of mainly Garganega in the hills above the town of Gambellara. His father and grandfather had previously sold the grapes to the local co-op, and in 2006 Davide took over and began bottling himself. This is from younger vines, a delicious traditional method fizz with some opulence and richness, tempered by a zip of acidity. One of our stalwarts, and a firm favourite on our list.
WHITE & ORANGE
Léo Dirringer, Pur Jus 2024 (Alsace – Auxerrois, Sylvaner, Riesling)
Léo is the fourth generation of his family to farm in Dambach-la-Ville, just north of Colmar. They began their conversion to organic viticulture in 2017, and for a while Léo made a few wines alongside his parents’ more conventional ones. The grapes here come from vines at the bottom of the slopes around Dambach-la-Ville, they are pressed and then fermented and aged in a mix of tanks and old barrels. A delightfully bright, fruity, and zesty number!
L'eau qui Dort, L’amour toujours 2024 (Auvergne – Ugni Blanc & Grenache Blanc)
Lisa Le Postec and Paul Aublet-Cuvelier make wine together as L’eau qui Dort in the town of Lempdes-sur-Allagnon just south of Clermont-Ferrand. They both also make wine individually using their own vines, but this is their négociant project: here they bought the Grenache Blanc from Bédarieux in the Languedoc, and the Ugni Blanc from Charente. Some fruit is direct pressed, with whole bunches added to the juice to macerate before aging in old wooden fûts. On the lighter side for a macerated white, this is perfect for the changing weather; there’s delicate and aromatic citrus fruit combined with a salty mineral energy.
PINK
Celler Tuets, Tot 2023 (Catalunya – Parellada, Macabeo, Grenache blanc, Chenin blanc, Tempranillo, Syrah)
Albert took over his family farm in Aiguamurcia, in the forested hills above Tarragona in 2012, and began making wine. His approach to winemaking is simple, unfussy, and produces delicious wines. The “Tot” wines are made from a selection of grapes harvested on one day from all the plots; here all these varieties are destemmed and go into tanks together for one day of maceration. A hazy pink hued delight, equal parts fruity and savoury. It may feel a bit early in the year for a rosé, but at the very least you can keep this in the fridge ready to pop open at the first glimpse of sun.
RED
Les Roussilles, Le Matos 2020 (Auvergne – Gamay)
We first met Mattia Carfagna, along with his father Francesco, in Tuscany in 2017. When we finally reconnected he and his partner Chiara had upped sticks and moved to the commune of Châteaugay in the Auvergne. For the first couple of vintages he supplemented their small harvest with grapes from further afield; the grapes were picked with friends in southern Beaujolais. Back in the Auvergne the grapes were destemmed and macerated for about a week, before ageing in old barrels. The result is a decidedly grown-up but still easy-drinking Gamay, full of fruit and spice.
Catherine Bernard, La Carbonelle 2020 (Languedoc – Cinsault, Grenache, Marselan, Mourvèdre)
We have been working with Catherine since we first started importing wine, now more than 15 years ago. Her wines go from strength to strength, and for us always manage to epitomise the Languedoc. Last year Catherine told us that she will be retiring, so we thought this be all the more reason to celebrate her wines. La Carbonelle is a roughly equal part blend from her oldest plot, the fruit is rich and perfumed, but the tannins are softened by ageing in old barrels. A wonderful expression of Catherine’s work and a delicious red for this long-awaited Spring.
*Wines subject to change.
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