Rare Bottles

Colour – Orange

Small scale producers with low yields and those sought after bottles with a cult following make some wines hard to come by. Here you'll find those that we've manged to bag tiny allocations of.

Patrick Bouju & Justine Loiseau
Ergastoline 2020

Made using Bergeron, a highly obscure strain of Roussanne that is found in the alpine region of Savoie. Macerated on the skins and aged in barrel, it is is ripe and exotic on the nose, with dry tea-like tannins. Incredibly delicate, alluring and one of Bouju's harder to track down cuvées. Find out more.

  • Region St Georges Sur Allier, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Bergeron
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£63

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Domaine de l'Octavin
Hip Hip J... Savagnin 2020

The Octavin gnomes are at play once again... Here this cult Jura producer experiments with an extremely long skin maceration of Savagnin. Highly unconventional, but the results are stunning. Spiced, aromatic stone fruits and a persistent tannic structure. Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£48.75

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Domaine de l'Octavin
Hip Hip J... Savagnin 2020 MAGNUM

The Octavin gnomes are at play once again... Here this cult Jura producer experiments with an extremely long skin maceration of Savagnin. Highly unconventional, but the results are stunning. Spiced, aromatic stone fruits and a persistent tannic structure. Big bottle! Find out more.

  • Region Arbois, Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£121.50

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Daniel Sage & Jordi Torgue
La Voix du Périscope 2020

Expressive skin-contact Viognier bursting with ripe apricots, citrus, savoury ginger spice and a balanced lick of acidity. This is Viognier a la Sage! Made using grapes from Vincent Fargier of Les Deux Terres. Find out more.

  • Region St-Saveur-en-Rue, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Viognier
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£40

Fabrice Dodane
Le Dos d'Chat 2021

This lesser-spotted Riesling is a wine from the négoce project of one Fabrice Dodane, who you may know better for his work at the lauded Domaine de Saint Pierre. Everything you'd expect from a high-quality expression of the grape; high levels of mouth-watering acidity with a raw citrus quality, smoky lime and nectarine with that hallmark waft of kerosine lifting from the glass. Find out more.

  • Region Matheny, Jura, France
  • Grapes Riesling
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45

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Tony Bornard
Le Gentil Blanc 2020

A rare Jura gem, Le Gentil Blanc balances intensity, power and precision. A vibrant wine of pure energy that simply glows in the glass. This is one that doesn’t come along very often. Made with 100% Savagnin, the wine bursts with ripe stone fruits and apples. Find out more.

  • Region Jura, France
  • Grapes Savagnin
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£50

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L'Arbre Blanc
Les Fesses 2019

L'Arbre Blanc’s intriguing blend of Pinot Gris & Sauvignon Blanc from the iron-rich volcanic soils of the Auvergne. lifted aromatics of peaches and spice with a crackle of volcanic minerality, then such a pure palate, gripping tannic elements, dried fruits, quince and some creamy malolactic notes. Heavenly! Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Sandoux, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Pinot Gris & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£48

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Frank Cornelissen
Munjebel Bianco 2019

Rich, oily Etna Bianco with herbaceous, saline, stone fruits wrapped up in a veil of volcano smoke. A crackle of acidity cuts everything through through with real tension. A wine that will reward the patient and age beautifully. Find out more.

  • Region Etna, Sicily, Italy
  • Grapes Grecanico Dorato & Carricante
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, light filtration, unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45

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Arnaud Chapuis
Ouverture Maceration 2022

100% Aligote, macerated in whole bunches, then pressed off in Arnaud's small basket press. It's got incredibly ripe fruit, balanced with a taut minerality and focus. Find out more.

  • Region Côte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
  • Grapes Aligote
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£44

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Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques
Vin Dzi 2021

Reflecting a much cooler and wet growing season, the 2021 Vin Dzi shows delicacy and nuance with distinct minerality sitting alongside notes of citrus and wet stones. Made using a blend of equal parts of Chardonnay and Savagnin from three parcels in Arbois, Molamboz and Montigny-lès-Arsures. Find out more.

  • Region Molamboz, Jura
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Savagnin
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

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Amélie Vuillet & Sébastien Jacques
Vin Dzi 2022

A wonderfully open and expressive blend of Chardonnay and Savagnin. 2022 had an uncommonly warm and dry growing season, the most generous vintage in recent memory and one which was much needed in these parts. Find out more.

  • Region Molamboz, Jura
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Savagnin
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£60

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