Grape – Cinsault

Most conventional wine makers will use animal products for fining their wine, such as egg white or casein. Fining being the process of removing the fine particulate matter after the fermentation process such as yeast cells and proteins, to make the wine crystal clear.

Natural wine makers on the other hand eschew intervention and strive for as little manipulation in the wine making process as possible. They will therefore avoid filtration and fining and with it the need for any animal products, resulting in vegan friendly wines.

Therefore you will often find natural wines have a noticeable amount of sediment in the bottle, or appear hazy or cloudy. Natural winemakers tend to use the process of racking as the sole method of removing as much of the sediment from fermentation as possible. The wine will be allowed to settle in its fermentation vessel so as much sediment as possible settles at the bottom. The resulting clearer wine is then pumped to a new vessel with the sediment left behind.

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Day Glow Colour Corp 2021

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.

  • Region Pressat, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Cinsault & Roussanne
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£31

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Meandres' 2021

A deep rosé pet-nat made using a direct-press of Syrah and Cinsault. Fruit-driven, with red berry and sour cherry flavours and a dry, herbaceous character. The bubbles are big, lively and frothy, making this a good-time fizz for party times. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah & Cinsault
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27.50

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Axel Prüfer
Le Temps des Cerises 'Avanti Popolo' 2022

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.

  • Region Beziers, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Grenache & Alicante
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22.50

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Axel Prüfer
Le Temps des Cerises 'Un Pas de Côté' 2022

A welcome return of Axel Prüfer’s ‘Un Pas de Côte’. After using various blends over the years for this cuvée, the 2022 vintage is made with 100% Grenache Noir. The grape is expressed with great purity. Find out more.

  • Region Beziers, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Grenache Noir
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28.50

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