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The following spring, the wine is put into bottle and the fermentation continues under cork, producing the bubbles. There are no other additions and no need for dosage, as the bottle fermentation naturally stops when there is still a touch of residual sugar left in the wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA cracking, lip-smacking, slightly off-dry wine that is fragrant and textural, with citrus oil, cider apple, nettle and hazelnut notes. There's a beautiful pillowy texture that leads to a tangy close balanced by a kiss of natural sweetness. A pét-nat of extreme refreshment and genuine finesse. As there is no disgorgement, you can expect a slight cloudiness in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert \u0026 Bernard Plageoles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298539405550,"sku":"13792-750","price":33.37,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/cdfe8202-bdf9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_13792-750.jpg?v=1658785359"},{"product_id":"bodegas-exopto-rioja-bozeto-de-exopto-rose-2017","title":"Bodegas Exopto Rioja Bozeto de Exopto Rosado 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhile the screwcap has no doubt played a part, this Rosé surprised the heck out of us given just how fresh and complex it's looking. Puyaubert's Bozeto Rosé is crafted from 50% Garnacha and 50% Tempranillo, sourced from two mature plots on the highland, mineral hillsides of Ábalos (El Silo) and San Vicente de la Sonsierra (Los Pozos) in the Rioja Alta. Made with the direct press method using wild yeasts, three quarters of the wine was raised in tank, on lees, while the rest was matured in used 600-litre demi-muids, bringing texture, complexity and a nip of structural gravitas to the blend. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bodegas Exopto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298539634926,"sku":"15651-750","price":14.41,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/21a4e304-87fd-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_15651-750.png?v=1764134782"},{"product_id":"corofin-carter-ashmore-vineyard-chardonnay-2017","title":"Corofin Carter Ashmore Vineyard Chardonnay 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eScrewcap. Due to poor flowering there is no Folium Chardonnay this year, and very little of this wine as well! The Carter Ashmore Vineyard, in Marlborough’s Fairhall sub-region, is situated on an ancient riverbed where the soils are a mixture of layered silt and alluvial gravels deposited over the aeons. This site is farmed organically by Dog Point’s viticulturalists, and is planted to the Mendoza clone of Chardonnay. The vineyard team has worked hard on introducing strong biological competition, and a canopy management regimen that encourages the vines to channel all their energy into the fruit (vis-à-vis the vegetation). The overall approach has given Corofin the ability to harvest fruit that is fully flavour ripe at lower sugar levels. You get the winemaking notes from Mike Patterson below. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhole bunch pressed slowly over six hours; no additions were made during or post pressing; transferred with a high percentage of solids to one 500 litre oak puncheon and one stainless steel barrel for fermentation; natural fermentation with full malo; remained on original lees in barrel, without stirring or sulphur, until late March 2018; brought together in stainless steel before bottling without fining and filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is stunning Chardonnay. It strikes a fine balance between generosity, with layers of ripe, Golden Delicious, nectarine fruit and gently nutty lees characters and both purity and freshness. There is intense, punchy acidity to balance the fruit and a long saline, complex close. Simply a beautiful wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corofin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298539897070,"sku":"16664-750","price":38.63,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/ff7b16be-ff54-e911-aa0e-d3cffc5c9002_16664-750.jpg?v=1658785621"},{"product_id":"chateau-la-grolet-cotes-de-bourg-tete-de-cuvee-2018","title":"Château la Grolet Côtes de Bourg Tête de Cuvée 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBiodynamic. Grolet’s Tête de Cuvée is an annual selection of the Estate’s finest 20 barrels. The blend varies from year to year, with the ‘18 coming in at 90% Merlot supported by 10% Malbec, predominantly from the Estate’s oldest (60- to 70-year-old) vines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrom a great vintage that has some commentators referencing years like 2010, 2009 and 1982, Guillaume Hubert’s lo-fi Côtes de Bourg has inviting aromas of dark plum and cherry, fruitcake spices such as nutmeg and clove, and some cedar aromatics. The palate takes things up a notch with a core of dark, concentrated, supple plummy fruit, nicely supported by focussed acidity and well-judged, fine-grained tannin. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château La Grolet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541437166,"sku":"19278-750","price":40.98,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/cb920020-2825-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19278-750.png?v=1688369608"},{"product_id":"algueira-mencia-joven-2019","title":"Algueira Ribeira Sacra Mencia 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAlgueira's entry-level Mencía is drawn from the Estate's younger Mencía vines, which cling to Ribeira Sacra's precipitous slate and shist slopes that rise from to the river Sil. Where Algueira’s premium releases are whole bunch fermented and aged in oak, this the grapes for this early release are destemmed and raised in stainless steel. It fermented with indigenous yeasts, with 15 to 20 days of maceration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe idea is to craft and immediately enjoyable introduction to Algueira’s Ribeira Sacra Mencia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Algueira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541502702,"sku":"19349-750","price":25.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/5b0aecc3-84fd-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19349-750.png?v=1658786822"},{"product_id":"cep-by-cep-anjou-blanc-2020","title":"Cep by Cep Anjou Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThis Chenin value comes from 100% hand-harvested fruit which was organically grown in Rochefort-sur-Loire, just south of the river and opposite Savennières. Phillipe Germain oversees the vineyards, which are influenced by the schist-rich, volcanic soils of the Massif Armoricain. It’s the type of rock that imparts a pungent, stony bite into the dry Chenin of the area. The wine was vinified in a mixture of tank and two- to four-year-old 400-litre casks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cep by Cep","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541633774,"sku":"19385-750","price":24.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/48c4acd4-381c-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19385-750.png?v=1660530669"},{"product_id":"cep-by-cep-coteaux-du-layon-2020","title":"Cep by Cep Coteaux Du Layon 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis year, the Coteaux du Layon is drawn from Philippe Germain’s estate vineyards in the heart of the Layon Valley, at Rochefort-sur-Loire. Unusually for the Loire, the clay and schist rich soils here are cut into an amphitheatre of terraces. The grapes are harvested passerillé style (with little or no botrytis) and are naturally fermented and aged in neutral demi-muid (400L). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fermentation was stopped leaving around 80g\/L residual sugar—perfectly balanced by the wine’s perky acidity and dainty 11% alcohol. Compared to much of the appellation (and especially the wines of the Layon Crus of Bonnezeaux, Chaume and Quarts de Chaume) the Germain brothers’ wine showcases a delicate, Germanic-style of Layon.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cep by Cep","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541666542,"sku":"19386-750","price":30.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/764c9946-381c-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19386-750.png?v=1660621234"},{"product_id":"champagne-laherte-freres-rose-de-meunier-nv-base-18-disg-mar-2021","title":"Champagne Laherte Frères Rosé de Meunier NV (Base 18. Disg. Mar 2021)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis “dazzling” Pinot Meunier represents superb value in a market where rosé wines are getting more and more expensive. It's a blend of Meunier done three ways. Firstly, 60% of the volume is from fruit pressed off in the traditional way to make a white wine (over one-third of this component was reserve wines aged in barrels). Secondly, 30% was made as a saignée rosé (the juice left in contact with the skins for a short period). The final 10% of the blend is from a full-blown red wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fruit is from vines with an average age of 25 years for the parcels producing the white wine, and over 40 years for those used for the red wine. The wines were fermented and aged in a variety of vessels (vats, foudre and old demi-muid barrels) before being transferred to bottle for secondary fermentation. This bottling was disgorged in March 2021 with just 2.5 g\/L dosage and is based on the 2018 and 2017 harvests. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne Laherte Frères","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541699310,"sku":"19427-750","price":82.05,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/9deefe4f-eef8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19427-750.jpg?v=1658786497"},{"product_id":"bodegas-exopto-rioja-bozeto-de-exopto-2020","title":"Bodegas Exopto Rioja Bozeto de Exopto 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBozeto means ‘sketch’ or ‘outline’ and as the name implies, this is Tom Puyaubert’s entry-level wine. It’s been designed as a delicious, easy-drinking introduction to the range, and takes in a pan-regional expression of Rioja's three principle grape varieties. While the majority of entry-level wines from this region today are based on Tempranillo (a variety both easier and more profitable to grow), here Garnacha represents 40% of the blend. This Garnacha hails from the sandy, river stone terroir of El Agudo—a 60-year-old plot at Alfaro on Monte Yerga (in Rioja Oriental). The Tempranillo is drawn from a selection of mature vines in Ábalos (high county Rioja Alta), and there is also some Ábalos Graciano, adding freshness and finesse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePuyabert fermented this wine in a combination of concrete and steel tank, then aged it for six months in concrete and 5,000-litre oak vats. These days, Tom is including a measure of semi-carbonic maceration, which, alongside the depth of the vintage makes for one of Bozeto’s most engaging releases yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bodegas Exopto","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541764846,"sku":"19541-750","price":18.88,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/a597dfa4-86fd-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19541-750.png?v=1764135855"},{"product_id":"babo-nero-davola-2018","title":"Babo Nero d'Avola 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eNero d’Avola’s reputation has obviously tracked Sicily’s wine renaissance, but this wasn’t always the case. Historically this grape was considered rustic, thanks to the many chunky and musclebound wines that it produced. As Justin Bubb states, “Most of the time I found that Nero d'Avola in Sicilia was made in this really ripe, high-octane style and the wines lacked freshness and punch.” Hence, Babo’s Nero is sourced from Sambuca di Sicilia, near Menfi, where the north facing, fossil-rich soils and cooling influence of both sea and nearby Lake Arancio, tend to produce a more subtle, spicy style of Nero d'Avola—without betraying the wine’s traditional Mediterranean generosity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePicked around 12 Baumé, the fruit was de-stemmed (no crushing) with lots of whole berries remaining in the ferment. With only a gentle extraction, the wine was pressed off skins after 10 days to mature in large-format oak (2,000-litre), where it stayed for only 10 months before bottling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Babo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541863150,"sku":"19634-750","price":16.87,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/f692cae3-fefc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19634-750.png?v=1764135796"},{"product_id":"massolino-langhe-nebbiolo-2019","title":"Massolino Langhe Nebbiolo 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eScrewcap. This wine just gets better and better. Early vintages of the Nebbiolo were sourced exclusively from Massolino’s younger vines in Serralunga—a declassified Barolo if you like. Today there are two more parcels in play: Monforte’s Cascina I Maschi vineyard lies at altitude right on the border of the Barolo area where the soils are rich in chalk (Massolino credits this cool site with the resultant vibrant perfume and ripe acidity); then there’s a parcel in Alba on lighter, sandy clay soils, which brings power and fruit concentration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe blend is roughly one-third from each terroir, and there’s little doubt the sum of these three sites has bought even more brightness and early drinking appeal to what was already an outstanding Langhe Nebbiolo. Like all Massolino Nebbiolo, it was aged in large Slavonian oak casks (although the Langhe only spends 15 months in wood, as compared to 24-plus months for the Barolo wines). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541895918,"sku":"19639-750","price":38.92,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/89bfda9d-04fd-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19639-750.png?v=1658786969"},{"product_id":"francois-chidaine-touraine-sauvignon-blanc-2020","title":"Domaine François Chidaine Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFrançois Chidaine is revered for his pristine Chenin Blancs from Montlouis and Vouvray. For a fraction of the price of those wines, here is a touch of Chidaine magic in a Sauvignon cropped from vines in Chissay-en-Touraine and Saint-Julien-de-Chédon, less than 10km from Montlouis. The viticulture here is strictly organic and biodynamic and the fruit was naturally fermented with a high degree of solids before maturation on lees until bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine François Chidaine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298541928686,"sku":"19652-750","price":21.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/82f4c0a7-e2fc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19652-750.png?v=1658786978"},{"product_id":"verget-bourgogne-terres-de-pierres-2020","title":"Verget Bourgogne Terres de Pierres 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eScrewcap. 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Rosso di Rocca is 97% Nebbiolo with a smattering of Cabernet Franc. The Nebbiolo hails from a vineyard at Magliano Alfieri in the first hills of the Roero region. The vines here were planted in 1967 and 2002, and the parcel was purchased in 2016. The Cabernet Franc comes from 20-year-old estate vines in Barbaresco. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Albino Rocca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298542190830,"sku":"19935-750","price":24.88,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/ef6efd62-866c-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19935-750.png?v=1669356142"},{"product_id":"cep-by-cep-anjou-rouge-2020","title":"Cep by Cep Anjou Rouge 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is 100% Cabernet Franc, hand-harvested from organically tended vines grown on gravelly, shale soils in western Anjou (just across the river from Savennières). 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Today, thanks to its numerous advantages and a group of specialist manufacturers, concrete is back at the forefront of fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhile all Valenciso’s wines see the inside of some concrete during maturation, this new bottling has—as the name suggests—been fermented and raised entirely in concrete vats. It’s 100% Tempranillo drawn from a group of old-vine sites nestled in the limestone-rich hillsides of Haro and Ollauri. All up, this was aged for 30 months before bottling, resulting in a wonderfully bright and complex wine with wild blackberry and red plum characters, laced with hints of black pepper in an elegant, rounded palate with fine, lingering tannins. Terrific.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valenciso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298542584046,"sku":"20096-750","price":32.06,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/files\/28fb365c-3611-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20096-750.png?v=1764135607"},{"product_id":"valenciso-graciano-2019","title":"Valenciso Graciano 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eOrganic. This rare, fine and perfumed Rioja grape comprises barely two per cent of total plantings in La Rioja Alta. Valenciso is lucky enough to farm several old-vine Graciano parcels based around the villages of Haro and Ollauri. Due to the cooler, Atlantic-influenced climate of northern Rioja, Graciano sometimes has to fight to ripen fully, and so this wine is only released in exceptional vintages. 2019 was one of those years, when the long growing season afforded slow and even ripening conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis 2019 is just the second release, yet it’s already well up to the quality of this estate’s other releases. Naturally fermented in concrete vats and aged for 24 months in low-impact Russian oak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA cracking showcase for the dark-fruited personality, freshness and structure that define the variety. 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The site's mature, 50-plus-year-old vines are rooted in light red clay with gypsum veins, which, alongside Peceric’s retro\/modern winemaking, draw out a higher-toned, more floral and edgy expression of Montsant’s two principal red varieties, Grenache and Carignan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe winemaking mirrors that of Peceric's work with Terroir Sense Fronteres. Infusion over extraction reigns supreme: there is no destemming, no oak and any maceration is extremely gentle and powered by foot. For the 2019 release, the Grenache was co-fermented in amphorae with a little Grenache Gris from the same vineyard, and the Carignan in stainless steel (both with indigenous yeasts). 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In fact, the vineyard is a co-planted blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Pinot Gris, with both varieties contributing to this wine. The grapes were allowed to macerate for a period before the juice was drawn off, providing the colour and much of the body and flavour for the wine. This saignée technique is now rare in Champagne, primarily as it is a demanding method of vinification and it requires grapes with an excellent degree of maturity. Most rosé in Champagne is made by the addition of a little red wine. Vive la difference!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs with all Larmandier’s wines it was naturally fermented. Part of this cuvée was raised in a Nomblot concrete egg and part in stainless steel, and more recently Larmandier has been also trialling amphora designed by Mizel Riouspeyrous from Domaine Arretxea. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s one of Champagne’s wow wines, repeatedly compared to a Chambolle-Musigny. In short, it’s a Champagne that can stop drinkers in their tracks. The 2019 is a spellbinding release built on energy and crystalline tension. Although it drinks beautifully on its own, it has the depth to go with smoked or grilled salmon. Yes, do that—you won’t regret it! This bottling was disgorged with a discreet dosage of three grams per litre. 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The Weil team often use the term ‘baroque’ when describing wines from Klosterberg, in reference to the lift and generosity. There are some similarities in character with the Kiedricher but there is a kick up in the intensity and drive on the finish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eRaised entirely in doppelstückfass the 2020 was aged on the full lees until late July for the first time (instead of April, like in the former vintages). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Weil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298543141102,"sku":"20225-750","price":64.48,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/7468\/3630\/products\/9aebc7f8-1bfc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20225-750.png?v=1658787277"},{"product_id":"luciano-sandrone-barbera-dalba-2019","title":"Luciano Sandrone Barbera d'Alba 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSandrone’s layered and polished Barbera is drawn from four sites: Cascina Pe Mol, (mentioned above); Ravera and Rocche di San Nicola (in Novello); and Albarella (in Barolo). At between 350 and 450 metres, these are some of the highest, most exposed vineyards in the region. As per the Dolcetto, Sandrone runs some of the region’s finest sites for this variety and does so organically (in fact all of the vineyards of Sandrone are managed organically by the talented Luca Sandrone). Rocche di San Nicola is an extremely steep vineyard at the very end of the Novello promontory, its sun-trapping location helping to deliver ripeness and texture to balance Barbera’s natural acidity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTo balance the structure for which this wine is noted, Sandrone mature their Barbera in 500 litre tonneaux (40% of which are new). The estate has special, untoasted barrels made in Burgundy for this cuvée, to ensure the wood impact is as discreet as possible. 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This allows a nice, long ripening and wonderful aromatics for the white wines”. So it’s good news that Babo’s Pinot Grigio is sourced from this region—specifically from a 30-year-old site in San Martino al Tagliamento, near Pordenone. The vineyard sits at the base of the Alps and the soils are a mix of clay and alpine gravel from alluvial deposits. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePinot Grigio from Friuli generally has more fleshy layers than, say, those from Veneto and Trentino, a feature Justin Bubb underscores by allowing eight hours skin contact in the press. The fruit was de-stemmed, crushed, and sat in the press for about 24 hours prior to the start of pressing. 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This broader side is nicely wrapped into herbs and candied grapefruit in the medium-long and well-delineated finish. The wine gains finesse and freshness as it unfolds and clearly needs a couple of years to fully deliver. 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This striking wine comes from two small parcels of mature vines (planted in 1933 and 1952) within the fabled Brézé climat, a terroir that once produced wines equally as revered as those of the greatest vineyards of Burgundy and Bordeaux. One-quarter of the fruit is also drawn from the historic Clos de Carmes terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrézé is not typical Saumur at all. The vineyards are at a higher elevation than most of the surrounding area and sit directly on a hill of tuffeau—a porous, chalky limestone intermixed with clay and sand. Something like 70% of the vineyard has less than one metre of topsoil so the vines of any age must establish roots in the chalky bedrock. This terroir creates a far more citrus, floral and mineral expression of Chenin. 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For a start, it’s low-cropped from a single, certified organic vineyard in the southern foothills of the Wairau Valley. The grapes were hand-harvested into small bins and indigenous yeast fermentation occurred in tank. —an even rarer approach! For good measure, Paterson explains that during natural fermentation, a good portion of malic acidity drops out of the wine. This results in more palate breadth and means he can ferment all the sugars without having to rely on artificial balance. The wine was aged on lees for nine months over winter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIf Paterson is seeking craft wine that speaks of the vineyard, is hugely drinkable and is great with food, then it’s tick, tick, tick! Opening with a pungent and aromatic nose, the palate is well-textured, crisp and moreish, driven by mouth-watering tangy energy. 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Fruit was 100% de-stemmed and vinification involved a five-day, pre-fermentation soak and then regular punch-downs. The wine spent 18 months in barrique (50% new) and was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eJohn Livingston-Learmonth’s w.o.w. acronym (in the review below) stands for “what one wants”. In John’s words: “It is a wine that immediately declares its pleasure.” This about sums up Gaillard’s 2020 Côte-Rôtie. It’s deliciously precocious and almost free drinking with a perfumed palate buoyed by gleaming freshness, seamless tannins, and a fine weave of silky fruit adding to the overall charm. “Buvabilité!” beamed Gaillard when he saw the smiles cross our faces. 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In addition, the last 50 litres of each of La Soufrandière’s premium\nwines below (biodynamic and unfiltered) are blended into this Mâcon-Villages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\" style='font-family:\"Georgia\",serif'\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext;background:white\"\u003eThis 2020\nwas raised half in tank and half in older barrels for 11 months before\nbottling. It may only be the starting wine, but the level here sets quite the\nmarker! 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Despite being one of the entry wines in the range, Terroirs is already one of Champagne’s most compelling Blanc de Blancs. It is 100% Grand Cru with the fruit sourced from only great sites across four villages in the Côte des Blancs: Avize, Cramant, Oger and Oiry. Together with the terroir, vine age is a key factor in the quality on offer (an average age of over 40 years). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis release is a blend of 2017 and 2016, with the reserve wine making up a significant 60% of the cuvée. After a natural fermentation, half the wine matured in large-format, neutral oak and then spent 46 months on lees. Dosage was limited to five grams per litre and disgorgement was carried out by hand in March 2022. 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