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Summer 2026*:
FIZZ
Calvez Bobinet, Le Ciel est Bleu 2023 (Loire – Chenin Blanc, Grolleau Noir & Gris)
Sébastian and Éméline make wine in Saumur on the banks of the Loire, and Summertime is a collaborative project they have started with their friend and neighbour Bruno Richard. The most delicate of pinks this is the perfect pét nat for summer: fresh and zingy, with some delightful cherry and peachy notes. Keep cold and open with a glass to hand as this can be very fizzy!
WHITE & ORANGE
Les Vins de Lavie, Au Gré des Vins 2024 (Loire – Melon de Bourgogne, Folle blanche, Colombard)
Guillaume and his wife Adèle had been making wine in the Savoie, and in 2020 they moved to Gorges in the Pays Nantais. Their first vintage at the mouth of the Loire was in 2021, where they now have 10 hectares of mainly Melon de Bourgogne. This is made with fruit grown on gabbro and gneiss, which bring the characteristic crystalline zip of the region, balanced by some floral jasmine-like notes and summer fruits.
Domaine Carterole, Gus 2024 (Roussillon – Grenache noir, Grenache gris)
Joachim and Caroline Roque farm a few hectares spread across La Côte Vermeille; some older vines around Collioure and other newer plantings a bit further inland around Saint-André. Their wines are transportative, each sip carrying you closer to the arid Roussillon and the salty sea air of the Mediterranean. Equal parts grenache gris and noir from their original plots around Collioure. The fruit is macerated together for 15 days, bringing pithy bite and heady notes of cooked quince and plums.
PINK
Malauva, Rosarella 2023 (Umbria – Procanico, Drupeggio, Trebbiano, Sangiovese)
Elisa Cortese and Giovanni Adua bought a small farm in the hills above Castel Giorgio in 2017 at the crossroads of Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria, on volcanic soils not far from Lago di Bolsena. Here the juice from the four white grapes is poured over the skins of the Sangiovese from their red cuvée Osarella, and spends a few days macerating. This is a lovely mix of mineral, zingy freshness, with some aromatic almost tropical fruit. Chill well and raise a glass in the sun.
RED
Patrick Bouju & Justine Loiseau, Nouveau 2025 (Auvergne – Gamay d’Auvergne & Pinot Noir)
We first met Patrick Bouju in 2009 while searching for winemakers in the Auvergne. Back then he was just working his four hectares of mainly Gamay d'Auvergne and Chardonnay on the slopes above his home and cellar alone, but he is now joined in all endeavours by his partner, Justine Loiseau. A few years ago they began working with a producer the other side of the valley leading up to the Gergovie plateau, with old vines of Pinot Noir, interspersed with some Gamay d’Auvergne, from which they make this cuvée. It’s their take on a Beaujolais Nouveau, but with a distinct Auvergnat character: full on hedgerow fruit, and a good lick of salt and smoke. This can certainly be drunk chilled.
Julien Peyras, Lo Tarral 2021 (Languedoc – Carignan, Syrah)
Julien comes from a long line of vignerons but when he took over the vineyards in 2007 he began to work them without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilisers. Having previously sold his grapes to the local cooperative he decided to start making and bottling wine himself; since then he has gone from strength to strength producing wines with a clear sense of place and importantly thoroughly delicious. Lo Tarral is one of his fuller cuvées, with some earthy tannins and black olive spice, but there’s still a backbone of warming fruit and herbal notes. This is the perfect red for the barbecue or for when the sun sets and the stars are out.
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