LA PRIMAVERA offers a selection of perfumed, complex wines from some of our most sought after producers, carrying with them the optimism of spring.
ALEX DELLA VECCHIA
Pedecastello Rosato Frizzante 2022
Veneto, Italy
Pinot Nero from young vines planted some six hundred metres above sea level at the foot of the Dolomites. The fruit spent twelve hours on the skins, before being pressed off to tank to rest until the following spring when it was put into bottle with a concentrated must made from passito grapes to cause a second fermentation in bottle. A hazy shade of pink in the glass, this dry, delicate sparkling wine offers refreshing notes of alpine strawberries, minerals and herbs, and screams aperitivo time.
Pinot Nero
CERRUTI
Fol 2023
Piedmont, Italy
A direct press of Moscato aged for around a year in old botti, this warmer vintage brings the grape’s hallmark aromatics to the fore, 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
LA PETITE SOEUR
Les Gâts 2023
Loire, France
Sauvignon Blanc from two parcels: fifty five year old vines planted over schist, and thirty year old vines over clay. The grapes were fermented as whole bunches for a week, before being pressed to vats until the following spring. From a cooler year, this offers soaring aromas of elderflower, tempered by fine tannins, pith and zest. A highly original expression of the grape.
Sauvignon Blanc
ROMUALD VALOT
Beaujolais Villages 2023
Beaujolais, France
When it comes to Beaujolais Villages, Romuald’s really punches above its weight. The majority of the fruit here comes from hundred year old vines surrounding his home in Beaujeu, with the balance being from an old parcel he farms just down the hill in Quincié. The combined elevation of 400-500 metres above sea level lends great freshness. Wild, rustic and moreish, it is a wine that makes so much sense on the table, especially alongside the robust cuisine made famous in the bouchons of nearby Lyon.
Gamay
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
LE COSTE
Rosso 2022
Lazio, Italy
Mostly Sangiovese, with small amounts of Ciliegiolo, Cannaiolo and Vaiano, planted together as is tradition in the area. The grapes were destemmed and the wine spent three weeks on skins, before being pressed off to large casks of chestnut and oak for a year of rest. Bright red in the glass, it is soft and supple, offering a refreshing hit of sour cherry, earth and leafy herbs. A joyful wine that carries a beautiful sense of place.
Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo, Cannaiolo, Vaiano