L’AUTUNNO features a collection of savoury, complex wines to complement autumn’s larder. Offering layers of depth and intrigue, they are perfect for celebrating around the table with the best the season has to offer.
CERRUTI
Ri-Fol 2024
Piedmont, Italy
Ezio’s Moscato begins fermentation in concrete, before being put into bottle with a little grape must kept aside from the harvest. The wine referments and there is no disgorgement, making for a gently perfumed col fondo with refreshing notes of citrus and minerals. One of our favourite sparkling wines for any season, few wines are as uplifting as this.
Moscato
MENDALL
La Plana de Guiu 2022
Catalonia, Spain
Macabeo from young vines planted over clay and limestone on the highest plain of the Terra Alta at over five hundred metres above sea level. Around half the grapes were pressed directly, whilst the balance was macerated for four days, before being pressed to vats and terracotta amphorae for a short rest. Pale straw-yellow in the glass, a gentle spritz carries delicate notes of flowers, citrus and chalk, making for a wonderful aperitif.
Macabeo
GAZZETTA
Bianco Susanna 2024
Lazio, Italy
A blend of Trebbiano, Ansonica and Procanico from forty year old vines in Bolsena. It fermented on the skins for four days, before being pressed to vats for a short rest. The grapes here were picked around a fortnight after the others, meaning this is more full, with ripe citrus and gentle floral notes taking centre stage.
Trebbiano, Procanico, Ansonica
ALEX DELLA VECCHIA
Grinton M&M 2022
Veneto, Italy
This light, bright and perfumed red wine comes from a fifty year old vineyard planted over clay and limestone in the Colli Euganei where Moscato Giallo and Merlot mingle the old fashioned way. Paying respect to the field blends of old, the grapes are picked together, the Moscato is destemmed and the Merlot kept as whole bunches and the two fermented on skins for a week before being pressed to cuve until the following March. Bottled young and brimming with energy, this captures all the optimism of spring, with red berries and wildflowers piling on the charm.
Moscato Giallo, Merlot
LA PETITE SOEUR
Globule Rouge 2023
Loire, France
Cabernet Franc from fifty five year old vines planted over schist. The grapes were fermented as whole bunches for eleven days, before being pressed to cuve until the following spring. A cooler vintage has produced a lighter, brighter wine that pairs vibrant, brambly fruit with a touch of earth and spice.
Cabernet Franc
LE BATOSSAY
Ouech’ Cousin 2023
Loire, France
Grolleau from a gorgeous parcel of fifty year old vines surrounded by forest and planted over loam, that has been in the Cousins’ family for generations. The grapes were fermented for three weeks as whole bunches, before being pressed to cuve for a short rest. A brilliant shade of ruby in the glass, it offers classic varietal notes of black and blue fruits, earth and spice.
Grolleau