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.
LES ÂNES AILÉS
Arlequin 2024
Roussillon, France
A blend of Grenache Blanc, Vermentino and a touch of Muscat d’Alexandrie, grown by a friend of Francesco’s over sandy soils at the foot of Les Albères mountains in Pyrenees. The grapes were foot-trodden and spent a short amount of time on skins before being pressed to concrete until the following spring. A gorgeous shade of gold in the glass, this is gently perfumed with lavender and peach, whilst the palate offers flesh, pith and a gorgeous, salty finish.
Grenache Blanc, Vermentino, Muscat d’Alexandrie
LA GRAPPERIE
Premières Tries 2023
Loire, France
This new cuvée comes from the first pick of each of Renaud’s parcels of Chenin Blanc and therefore includes vines both young and old. The grapes were pressed directly and moved to old barrels for fifteen months of élevage and here a cooler vintage has rendered a pale, delicate and nuanced expression of the grape that is incredibly compelling in its youth.
Chenin Blanc
BARRACO
Bianco G 2023
Sicily, Italy
From an isolated plot of fifty year old bush vines of Grillo handed down to Nino by his father. These are planted over red sand and terra rossa, just a kilometre from the sea. This spent twenty four hours on the skins before ten months of élevage in a combination of old casks and concrete vats. A vivid yellow, this really shows the pedigree of the site and is compact and elegant with delicate notes of minerals and brine leading to a long, salty finish.
Grillo