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.
CATHERINE DUMORA
Egrapi(j) 2021
Auvergne, France
This vibrant pétillant is a blend of Macabeo, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc from thirty year old vines planted over sand and limestone in Laure-Minervois. The grapes were pressed directly and the wine finished fermentation in the bottle, where it rested for nine months before disgorgement. The result is a golden sparkling wine where sun-kissed fruits, citrus and a salt combine for a wonderful apéritif.
Macabeo, Viognier, Sauvignon Blanc
CERRUTI
Fol 2024
Piedmont, Italy
A direct press of Moscato aged for around a year in old botti, this cooler vintage sees the grape’s hallmark aromatics dialled back a little, while the palate is all chalky minerals and refreshing flavours of green citrus. A wine that awakens the senses and makes for a wonderful aperitif.
Moscato
VINYER DE LA RUCA
Nespola 2024
Roussillon, France
A blend of Vermentino and Grenache Blanc from old vines planted on terraces of granite and schist in Port-Vendres. Whole bunches of the former infused in the fermenting juice of the latter Grenache Blanc for a fortnight, before a short rest in concrete. Golden straw yellow, its stone fruits are framed by a touch of tannin, salt and spice.
Vermentino, Grenache Blanc
LA PETITE SOEUR
Plasma 2025
Loire, France
A blend of roughly equal parts of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc from old vines planted over schist. The reds were pressed directly to cuve and the white grapes infused as whole bunches for two weeks. After a short rest, the wine was bottled young and brimming with pure, tropical fruit which is offset by refreshing, pithy bitters. Neither rosé nor red; we can think of few wines as refreshing as this.
Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc
JACOPO STIGLIANO
Samodia Rosso 2025
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Barbera, Sangiovese, Ancellotta, Merlot and Lambrusco Grasparossa from old vines planted over limestone, over four hundred metres above sea level. The grapes were destemmed and fermented on the skins for ten days, before being pressed to cement vats until the following spring. Light, bright and crunchy, it offers no shortage of charm, and notes of red cherries, balsamic and bitter herbs.
Barbera, Sangiovese, Ancellotta, Merlot, Lambrusco
CLAIRE & FLORENT BEJON
Picrochole 2024
Loire, France
From a single hectare of Cabernet Franc split over two parcels in the village of Lerné, on the left bank of the Vienne between Chinon and Saumur. The vineyards face directly south and the soils are a complex mix of clay, limestone and a large amount of silex. The grapes macerated for a fortnight as whole bunches before being pressed to old casks and amphorae for a year of élevage. From a cooler vintage, this is incredibly light on its feet and full of bright, brambly fruit.
Cabernet Franc