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.
ROMUALD VALOT
Chrysalide 2025
Beaujolais, France
Old vines Gamay from the three different parcels that usually make up their Beaujolais-Villages, planted over granite some 300–400 metres above sea level in Quincié and Beaujeu. The wine macerated as whole bunches for five days, before being pressed to concrete vats for a short rest. A brilliant shade of ruby, it opens up quickly to reveal an abundance of fresh fruit, making for a wine of refreshing immediacy, which demands to be served chilled at your next casse-croûte.
Gamay
LAMORESCA
Lamoresca Rosso 2024
Sicily, Italy
A blend of Nero d’Avola and Frappato from vines planted over sandstone and clay, high in the hills outside San Michele di Ganzaria. The former was fermented on the skins for two months, then aged in old wooden casks for just over a year, whilst the latter spent around a week on the skins and was aged in concrete. The two were the blended to produce a wine that is a little more compact and elegant than previous vintages, its southern fruit and bitter herbs framed by some neat tannins, making it a wonderful companion for the rustic dishes of Sicily’s interior.
Nero d’Avola, Frappato
MENDALL
Terme de Laureano Roig 2025
Catalonia, Spain
Cariñena from fifty year old vines planted some five hundred metres above sea level. The wine macerated on the skins for six weeks, before spending a little over a year in terracotta amphorae and vats. The result is a deep, dark and savoury expression of the grape that carries a wonderful sense of place. Enjoy now alongside some deep Catalan cooking, but be sure to keep a few bottles to open over the coming years.
Carignan