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.
BARRACO
Catarratto 2023
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 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
LAMBERT SPIELMANN
Mariage Plus Vieux 2023
Alsace, France
Mostly Sylvaner from eighty year old vines, with a touch of Gewürztraminer from forty year old vines, planted over limestone in Obernai. The former is pressed directly and the latter is destemmed and left to infuse in the fermenting Sylvaner for nine months in vats. Pale, with gold reflections, it offers delicate notes of minerals, citrus and spice and a long, salty finish, making for the best iteration of this cuvée we have tried.
Sylvaner, Gewürtztraminer
LA DISTESA
Bianco 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