ROSSO offers a rotating selection of our favourite reds of the moment. Whether light, bright and nimble wines from cooler climes, or the deep, savoury and soothing things we enjoy from the Mediterranean, the common thread is purity, energy and intrigue.
LE BATOSSAY
Dynamitage 2023
Loire, France
This wonderful Gamay comes from a thirty year old parcel planted over sandy soils. The grapes were fermented as whole bunches for a fortnight, before being pressed back to tank for seven months of ageing. Light, bright and lifted, this captures the freshness of the vintage brilliantly, with moreish notes of red cherry and spice. Impossible to put down, it is perhaps the best vintage of this wine we have tried.
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
CLAIRE AND FLORENT BEJON
Picrochole 2023
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 spent six weeks as whole bunches in cuve, before being pressed to old casks and amphorae for a year of élevage. From a classic Loire vintage, here the variety’s dark berries are dusted with spice and the unmistakable imprint of flint.
Cabernet Franc