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.
LA DISTESA
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
TUTTI FRUTTI ANANAS
Nespola 2023
Roussillon, France
This wonderfully vibrant wine is made by infusing whole bunches of Vermentino in the fermenting juice of Grenache Blanc for two weeks. After pressing, the wine is transferred to concrete vats for a brief rest. A beautiful, hazy shade of sunset, the fruit is framed with gentle tannin and just the right amount of orange zest and spice.
Vermentino, Grenache Blanc
DOMAINE DE KALATHAS
Un Été Grec 2021
Cyclades, Greece
Made entirely from old vines of the local variety Koumariano, this invigorating rosé wine was fermented as whole bunches for three weeks, before being foot trodden and pressed off for a year of rest in vat. Lifted and perfumed with sunkissed berries and wild herbs, this is incredibly light on its feet, with the kind of bittersweet flavours that scream apéritif. As the name suggests, a wine that captures all the joy and charm of a summer spent in the Greek sunshine.
Koumariano
GUTTAROLO
Miro 2023
Puglia, Italy
This year’s Miro is a little different to the norm, being a blend of roughly equal parts of Montepulciano and Primitivo. The grapes fermented as whole bunches for a month, before being pressed to vats for eight months of rest. A little deeper and darker than previous vintages, it is plush with sunkissed fruit and perfumed with earth and herbs. The perfect wine to enjoy alongside some grilled meat, whether at a fornello in Cisternino, or an ocakbasi in Dalston.
Montepulciano, Primitivo
ROMUALD VALOT
Beaujolais Villages Les Sauvages 2023
Beaujolais, France
When it comes to Beaujolais Villages, no one does it quite like Romuald. This particular iteration comes from a fifty year old parcel within the Brouilly appellation in the village of Quincié, planted over granite at an elevation of around four hundred metres above sea level. Luminous in the glass, it pairs crisp fruit and refreshing minerals to brilliant effect. A true wine for the table, especially when alongside the robust cuisine made famous in the bouchons of nearby Lyon.
Gamay
FRANÇOIS BLANCHARD
La Presse 2020
Loire, France
A blend of equal parts of Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc from fifty year old vines planted over clay and silex in La Grand-Cléré. The grapes fermented together as whole bunches for a month, before a year of rest in cuve. Showing plenty of old vines complexity, the generosity of fruit is framed by firm tannins and vibrant acidity, suggesting a long life ahead.
Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon