In addition to his Bourgueil, Clos de Pavée, Pierre has now branched out to make a second wine - another very tasty take on Cabernet Franc, this time geared up for easy drinking and quaffing at the bistro table. Find out more.
RegionBourgueil, Loire, France
GrapesCabernet Franc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Impressively refined Cabernet Franc from very old vines. A glossy texture and fine-grained tannins that can only be achieved with patient winemaking. Showing all the dark fruit and herbaceous qualities we love in this grape. Find out more.
RegionSaumur, Loire, France
GrapesCabernet Franc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and delicately aromatic Freisa with a beautiful, lifted perfume of red berries, anise and powdery rose. A charming, rustic wine that is a world away from the more heavily tannic reds associated with this part of Italy. Find out more.
RegionCerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
GrapesSangiovese, Merlot & Freisa
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Made over the same base wine you'll find in her other cuvée, Acquex, here lifted with a blend of ripe, textural Roussanne in the mix. This brings the addition of some peachy stone fruit to all the red berries of the Cinsault. As if often the case when blending white grapes with red, there is a fluid, luminous quality to the wine. Find out more.
RegionPressat, Auvergne, France
GrapesCinsault & Roussanne
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A very light red, or a deep rosado depending on your inclination, this is an unusual Spanish wine made from an obscure grape named Girò. It is native to Alicante, but has also found its way over to Sardinia, where it is more prevalent. This is a very modern take on an ancient varietal. Find out more.
RegionAlicante, Valencia, Spain
GrapesGirò
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A little denser and darker than last year, but regardless, the seductive rose perfume of Aleatico still draws you in - fans of Le Coste's sublime 'Le Primeur' cuvée will find much to get excited about here; a punchy take on the grape that will nourish and refresh. Find out more.
RegionBolsena, Lazio, Italy
GrapesAleatico & Procanico
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Aromatically this is a textbook example of the grape; plush, brightly-toned notes of red berries, charred capsicum and ground coffee are vibrant and upfront. On the palate the wine is glossy, with deep, sumptuous fruit and gentle bitters leading into detailed granular tannins and a stony, mineral backbone. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesCabernet Franc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A stunning example of this highly Jura-specific red grape. The wine gives off the most wonderfully exotic cinnamon and toasted peppercorn aromas, which float above a delicate, silky body of red cherry and forest berry fruits. Truly singular stuff and from a lauded cult producer with a deft, gentle hand. Find out more.
RegionArbois, Jura, France
GrapesTrousseau
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A big blend of all of Axel's grapes varieties go into the 2022 Avanti Popolo. The wine is bouncing with bright red berries, roses and juicy forest fruits, all tied together with a pronounced streak of minerality and a hit of green herbs and spice Find out more.
Here we have all manner of dusty dry spices, bonfire smoke and Mediterranean herbs jumping out of the glass, with a hint of something like eucalyptus floating in there too. A short maceration lends gentle tannins that neatly frame the bright, spicy red fruits and crushed peppercorns on the palate. Find out more.
RegionEmpordà, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesGarnatxa
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered and unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A plush, glossy wine with bright aromas of cherry and raspberry, both fresh and confected, over a compact body of these gateaux-like fruits, with a subtle framboise-esque almond note hovering just out of shot. A judicious balance of grip and crunch to the finish keeps things feeling clear-cut and pure, working its magic most effectively when served with a brisk chill. Find out more.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache & Syrah
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Big aromas evoke powdery parma violets and rosewater. On the palate this sleekly-textured wine gives a sort of juicy cherry cola character, albeit with a herbaceous, strawberry liquorice lilt. A playful fruit-bomb of a wine, like nothing we have tasted before! Find out more.
RegionCerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
GrapesCamaiola
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A huge blend of obscure grapes from a mixed planting, some red and some white - all in! This one is all about immediacy; densely packed with layer upon layer of vibrant red and black fruit, with some lifted nice top notes from the white grapes in the mix. Find out more.
RegionPuimisson, Languedoc, France
GrapesField Blend
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A wine that never fails to impress with its elevated, rose garden aromas. To balance, there are dark, liquorice bitters underpinning the bright raspberry and red cherry fruit. As the name suggests, this is a vivid, spring-bottled wine that is really flaunting it. Find out more.
RegionGradoli, Lazio, Italy
GrapesAleatico
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
This is resolutely a red wine, despite 50% of the grapes being white, such is the influence of the Syrah. The Chardonnay and Viognier keep things delightfully silky and fluid, but the red grape provides a huge aromatic lift, that somehow seems to carry itself through into the palate, which is dense with dark blackcurrant fruits and juicy, saline black olive. Find out more.
RegionQuintenas, Ardèche, France
GrapesSyrah, Viognier & Chardonnay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Old-school rusticity with of juicy, supple cherry fruit, rosewater and oozing charm. A world away from the more heavily tannic reds associated with this part of Italy. Find out more.
RegionCerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
GrapesSangiovese, Merlot & Camaiola
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
This is a blend of their own Gamay with grapes from the Alsace, this time we have Sylvaner & Pinot Blanc joining the party, with everything being macerated together in whole bunches for a week before ageing in foudre barrel. It's a luminous, lifted wine; the white grapes giving a lovely aromatic aspect floating over all the crunchy red fruits. A chiller. Find out more.
RegionSaint-Germain-Nuelles, Beaujolais, France
GrapesGamay, Pinot Blanc & Sylvaner
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Stunning lightness of touch in this co-fermentation of red & white grapes grown on volcanic ash soils. This blend of Listan Blanco, Negramoll, and Listan Negro sees some very short skin contact and is aged in old barrels. Less than 900 bottles produced! Find out more.
RegionLa Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
GrapesListan Blanco, Negramoll & Listan Negro
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A plush, glossy wine with bright aromas of cherry and raspberry, both fresh and confected, over a compact body of these gateaux-like fruits, with a subtle framboise-esque almond note hovering just out of shot. Perfect for a party in this large format! Find out more.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache & Syrah
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
The absolute upper echelon of our offering from the Robinot cellars. A remarkable wine, from a historic vineyard for Pineau d’Aunis where the plants are over a hundred years of age. A true vin de garde of rare depth and complexity, it possesses a tightrope balance and history tells us this will reward drinkers for decades to come. Find out more.
RegionJasnières, Loire, France
GrapesPineau d'Aunis
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Balancing old-school rusticity with a dose of juicy, supple cherry fruit and a soaring aroma of rosewater. It's a wine that oozes charm and is a world away from the more heavily tannic reds associated with this part of Italy. Find out more.
RegionCerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
GrapesSangiovese, Merlot & Camaiola
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Highly unconventional Margaret River stylings here with this descriptively-named red and white mix of Sauvignon Blanc with Shiraz. In light, chillable red territory, here the red coulis fruits are elevated with herbaceous vim. Incomparable and all the better for it - if it tastes this good, why not? Find out more.
RegionCowaramup, Margaret River, Australia
GrapesSauvignon Blanc & Shiraz
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Only the second ever time that François has vinified this rare and special cuvée, making it as he does with a selection of Pineau d'Aunis grapes from within the Bois Guyon vineyard parcel. Find out more.
RegionSaumur, Loire, France
GrapesPineau d'Aunis
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites