BIANCO is an ode to our favourite whites for the season. Whether you prefer them lean, clean and mineral, textured and perfumed, or savoury and spiced, we hope to shine a light on the breadth of diversity to be found from these varieties.
LÉONARD DIETRICH
Frauenberg 2021
Alsace, France
From a gorgeous parcel of forty five year old vines surrounded by forest high in the hills above the village, which faces north, lending the wine great freshness. Mostly Auxerrois, with a little Gewürztraminer in the mix, the grapes were pressed directly and aged in old foudres and earthenware jars. Perfumed gently with rose, smoke and spice, this is a wine of great energy and gorgeous texture, with a long salty finish adding plenty of intrigue.
Auxerrois, Gewürtztraminer
BARRACO
Catarratto 2022
Sicily, Italy
A beautiful expression of Catarratto from a forty year old vineyard planted just a few hundred metres from the Mediterranean over black volcanic soils. This spends just a day on skins, before being pressed off to concrete. A beautiful shade of gold, this pairs ripe stone fruits with a pronounced smokiness from the land and a lick of salt from the sea. A wine with an incredible sense of place.
Catarratto
LA DISTESA
Ventitre 2023
Marche, Italy
After a difficult harvest that saw Corrado lose eighty percent of his grapes, he picked what he could and harvested with neighbours who farm organically in the region. A blend of Verdicchio and Trebbiano from vines young and old planted over clay and limestone, the grapes were pressed directly to concrete until the following spring. A beautiful shade of gold in the glass, its salty, nutty and resolutely savoury character makes it very much suited to the cooler months.
Verdicchio, Trebbiano