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Autumn 2025*:
FIZZ
Glow Glow, Fizzy 2024 (Nahe – Bacchus, Muskateller, Riesling, Chardonnay, Müller-Thurgaau)
Pauline and her younger brother Carl are the sixth generation to be making wine at Weingut Baumberger. Together they forged a new direction for the family farm, bringing in new ideas and championing a style of wine and farming largely unknown in the area. Their Fizzy is a blend of earlier and later ripening varieties, which in practice means that it’s being slowly created and developed throughout the whole of harvest: some parts will be fermenting; some being pressed; some yet to be harvested! In 2024 it is an absolute delight, full of bright and zesty fruit, fine bubbles, and a warming floral finish.
WHITE & ORANGE
Celler Tuets, Tot Blanc 2023 (Catalunya – Chenin blanc, Garnatxa blanca, Moscatel d’Alexandria)
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, and the Blanc sees some light skin maceration. It’s herbaceous and pithy, with some opulent fruit; in short it is exactly what we want from a Catalan white.
Foudre d’Escampette, Bref de Comptoir 2023 (Bugey – Chardonnay & Aligoté)
Grégoire and Judicaëlle farm old at the crossroads of Bugey, Haute-Savoie, Jura, and Burgundy. They supplement what they farm with grapes bought from the surrounding area and further afield. This is harvested from an organic farm nearby in Bugey, 75% Chardonnay and 25% Aligoté. The resulting wine is crisp and mineral, but with a fruity finish. Immensely drinkable and thirst-quenching.
RED
Hors les Murs, Pagaille 2023 (Périgord – Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle)
Hors les Murs is the négociant project of Camille and Matthias Marquet at Chateau Lestignac, and we were lucky enough to taste through all the new releases with Matthias when he came to London in May. This is a blend of mainly Cab Franc and Malbec, with a small amount of the two white grapes. It’s light in colour and body, with a ripe plum-like aroma, all balanced by some bite and pepperiness from the two reds.
Les Deux Terres, La Reboule 2023 (Ardèche – Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon)
We thought it would be interesting to continue to showcase the wines of Les Deux Terres, so those of you who had the Summer box this year can get to know them better. Manu Cunin and Vincent Fargier, two friends and neighbours, farm a few hectares each in Villeneuve-de-Berg in Ardeche, and make delightful wines together. This is the beefier, punchier, of their reds: the Merlot brings some round and warm fruit, and this is balanced out by the spiced edge of the Cabernet Sauvignon and the tannins that brings too.
Lammidia, Heritage 2022 (Abruzzo – Montepulciano d’Abruzzo)
Davide and Marco, two young Abruzzese, have been friends since they were three years old. After university they took different career paths and eventually reunited with a common passion for wine. The wines have changed and developed a lot over the years, and Heritage is a great example of this. They have trained plot of old vine Montepulciano into pergolas to add some protection from the sun and heat, and in the cellar the grapes see quite a gentle extraction and the resulting wine is aged in old barrels to help temper some of the warmth, tannin, and concentration. In the glass this is wonderfully deep and hearty, with some bloody tannins and aromatic fruit.
*Wines subject to change.
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