L’APPARTAMENTO is full of vibrant, nourishing table wines that promise to lift the spirits in the depths of winter.
LA DISTESA
Terre Silvate 2024
Marche, Italy
This wonderful Verdicchio comes from vineyards planted over clay and limestone in the hills outside Cupramontana. The wine is fermented and aged in old concrete vats and while the majority is given a direct press, around twenty percent sits on skins for a few days, lending a little flesh and grip. From a cooler vintage, this has a delicate perfume of almonds and brine and a gentle hint of salt and bitterness, which bring refreshment and intrigue.
Verdicchio
AJOLA
Bianco (Se) 2023
Umbria, Italy
A blend of Procanico, Malvasia and Verdello planted over clay and limestone in Pitigliano. The grapes were fermented on the skins as whole bunches for five days, before being pressed to vats. The result is a hazy, vibrant maceration that is all pith, zest and chalk.
Procanico, Malvasia Toscana, Verdello
CANTINA GIARDINO
Tu 2023
Campania, Italy
Roughly half Aglianico, with the balance being a field blend of varieties white and red from ninety year old vineyards in Montemarano. The grapes were fermented on the skins for just two days, before being pressed to concrete vats until spring. A rosato in the Mediterranean tradition, with flavours of sour cherry, blood orange and bitter herbs, this is incredibly versatile on the table.
Aglianico, Coda di Volpe, Piedirosso, Primitivo
LES ÂNES AILÉS
Kik-Off 2024
Roussillon, France
Mostly Grenache Gris, with a touch of Blanc and Noir planted alongside, this comes from a north-facing parcel of seventy year old vines planted over schist high in the hills of Banyuls. Each variety was either kept as whole bunches or destemmed by hand for a fortnight of maceration, before being pressed to barriques until the following spring. A delicate shade of purple, it offers gentle scents of wildflowers, blood orange and spice, whilst the palate displays an intense, stony minerality. A highly original take on one of France’s most dramatic terroirs.
Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Noir
GRÉGORY GUILLAUME
Mystère 2023
Ardèche, France
Syrah from a thirty year old vineyard. This spends ten days infusing as whole bunches, before being pressed off to cuve for a year. From a cooler year, this is beautifully put together, pairing black fruit, herbs and brine to brilliant effect. This shows the grape at its most charming and sums up everything we love about the Ardéche.
Syrah
LAMORESCA
Nerocapitano 2024
Sicily, Italy
Nerocapitano is what the locals in Filippo’s village call Frappato. The fruit here comes from twenty year old vines planted over clay and sandstone. The grapes were fermented on the skins for a fortnight, before being pressed off to concrete vats for a short rest. Light, bright and perfumed with red cherry, blood orange and wildflowers, served chilled, it is one of our favourite reds for the sunshine.
Frappato