L’APPARTAMENTO is full of vibrant, nourishing table wines that promise to lift the spirits in the depths of winter.
LE COSTE
Pizzicante Rosato 2020
Lazio, Italy
This gorgeous sparkling rosato is made from Aleatico, destemmed and fermented on the skins for just twelve hours before being pressed off to vats and finally into bottle to finish fermentation. After eighteen months of rest on the lees, the wine was disgorged and spent a further year in bottle before release. The result is a gorgeous, pale sparkling rosato with gentle bubbles that carry refreshing notes of blood orange, red berries and rose.
Aleatico
LA PETITE SOEUR
Les Gâts 2022
Loire, France
Sauvignon Blanc from two parcels: forty five year old vines planted over schist, and thirty year old vines over clay. The former was macerated on the skins for nine days as whole bunches, while the latter was pressed directly and the two were assembled in cuve until the following spring. Heady with tropical fruits and elderflower, the perfume is tempered by tannins, pith and zest, making for a highly original expression of the grape.
Sauvignon Blanc
ALEX DELLA VECCHIA
Pedecastello Bianco 2022
Veneto, Italy
This is made up of equal parts of local variety Bianchetta and a mix of around a dozen hybrids which Alex planted together some six hundred metres above sea level. The grapes spent three days on the skins, before being pressed off to tank to rest until the following spring, making for a wine of great freshness that reminds us of the alpine flowers and pure spring water of its mountain home.
Bianchetta, Hybrid Varieties
GRÉGORY GUILLAUME
Testard 2022
Ardèche, France
Cabernet Sauvignon from a forty year old parcel planted over clay and limestone in Alba-la-Romaine, grown by Greg’s friend Gilles. The grapes were macerated as whole bunches for four days, before being pressed to cuve to rest until the following spring. A brilliant shade of red in the glass, it is heady with sun kissed berries and dry spice, whilst the palate is all blood orange and bitter herbs.
Cabernet Sauvignon
DIDIER CAZAC
La Cuvée à Poils 2022
Ardèche, France
Grenache from a forty year old parcel over clay and limestone. The grapes were destemmed and macerated on the skins for a fortnight before a short rest in cuve. Offering an explosion of red berries and wild herbs, despite the warmth of the vintage it remains compact and elegant. A brilliant expression of one of our favourite grapes.
Grenache
LAMBERT SPIELMANN
Red Z’Epfig 2022
Alsace, France
A blend of equal parts Pinot Noir and Gris from thirty year old vines planted over clay and limestone in Epfig. The two varieties were fermented together as whole bunches for a fortnight and pressed off to demi-muids for eight months of élevage. Bright, cherry-red in the glass, it is perfumed with berries, earth and minerals, whilst the palate is all neat tannin and chalky minerals. A wine with a wonderful sense of place.
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris