The 2022 vintage from Sophie Evans is here! Her first under her own name in the UK, the wines speak for themselves. They are a testament to Sophie's attention to detail, intuition, her sheer love for viticulture & winemaking.
Read moreNew Konni & Evi
Breathtaking 2021 cuvees are here from Konni & Evi. Scattered through Saale-Unstrut, with vines planted at a density you rarely see elsewhere, working at the 51st paralell in brutal winds, at gradients a mountain goat might prefer, it would take a lunatic or a genius to devote themselves to a project up here.
Read moreIncoming: JP Rietsch + Konni And Evi
With the arrival of special wines to both our portfolios that we have been eagerly anticipating, Otros Vios and ourselves thought the occasion warranted one more trade tasting before the close of 2023.
So - this Monday, December 4 we return to our beloved Ducksoup, Soho to pour the latest wines of JP Rietsch and Konni & Evi - wines we truly cannot wait to open - whilst Otros showcase the new wines of Marius Long , Château Baby Girl and Contsantina Sotelo.
For the trade only, please RSVP via email and we'll get you booked in - we'll be pouring from 10am - 4pm. We look forward to seeing you there!
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A Winemaker's Lunch : Titch Hill at Papi
On Sunday the 3rd of December, our pals at Papi will play host to Alex and Sam from Titch Hill, pouring their thrilling first vintage. There'll be a Papi lunch on show with all the trimmings and Alex and Sam will be in situ to pour and chat about their wines. We can think of few better ways to spend a Sunday, in the relatively safe hands of such passionate people.
Open to all, bookings are live now and available above, it'll be a great occasion to celebrate wine, food and stories.
To learn more about the project directly, you can head to Alex & Sam’s website: https://www.titchhill.com/
New from Tenuta Foresto
Surely the most welcome arrivals for late November: we have new wines from Francesco at Tenuta Foresto, in Nizza Monferrato, Piedmont.
Macerated whites and sparkling Barbera arrive from the 2022 vintage, alongside the 2021 editions of Pau Pau and La IDEAle, and a small top-up of his oldest-vine Barbera picked for 'Acru' from 2019.
With eight hectares planted over clay and the chalky limestone, Francesco practices a zero-input farming method inspired by Fukuoka, growing mostly Barbera, with a little Mosctao, Cortese, Dolcetto alongside.
Each wine elegantly walks the line between Francesco's meticulous attention to detail, and intent to not interfere with the vines, the fruit, or the wines. Work in the cellar is delicate and considered, with no additions at any stage.
Speaking with Francesco recently, he spoke of the struggles with the heat in recent vintages, and whilst his vines have fared better than many of his neighbours, he's still needing to think further outside the box to prepare long-term solutions. His research has taken him to the Paulownia tree, an incredibly fast-growing tree with a canopy that begins over six feet - Francesco's plan is to replace his poles in the vines with these trees, quickly developing a natural shaded forest for the vines to thrive in. Really living up to the domaine name, we're looking forward to seeing how the project develops.
All the new wines are available now and will certainly please fans of Francesco's hard work!
AVAILABLE NOW
SPARKLING
2022 - La Comedie - Barbera The youngest Barbera vines at 15 years, picked first and macerated for 24 hours, fermented in stainless steel. Sparkling by the ancestral method, bottled over winter with the yeasts dormant, and fermentation continuing in bottle come spring. No additions.
SKINS
2022 - Leuto - Cortese
The '22 marks a slight stylistic change for Leuto: the vinification methods were split into thirds: one direct-press, one a 20-day destemmed maceration, and one a proper carbonic maceration of 15 days. Pressed and assembled together as fermentation was finishing, raised in oak barriques for 9 months before bottling with no additions.
2022 - Favonio - Moscato
50 year old vines, de-stemmed and macerated in concrete for 10 days. Fermentation in old oak, raised in acacia barrels over 9 months. No additions.
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2021 - PauPau - Dolcetto
A top-up of the '21 - a 20 day carbonic maceration, aged in concrete for 8 months, bottled with no additions.
2021 - La Ideale - Barbera
From vines roughly 25 years old, destemmed and macerated for two months in foudre with very little extraction, just a little juice occasionally to keep the cap wet. Aged in 20hl oak barrels for 9 months before bottling unfined and with no additions.
2019 - Acru - Barbera
From the oldest vineyard, 45 to 70 years old. De-stemmed into 30 hl truncated conical oak vats for a month. Occasional, gentle, punch-downs to wet the cap.
Aged in 20hl oak barrels and a small part in 700l tonneaux, for a little over a year. No additions.
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A Winemaker's Lunch at Leo's - Domaine Hugo
We're so thrilled to have Hugo Stewart of Domaine Hugo over at the beautiful Leo's on Saturday November 25 for a very special winemaker's lunch to celebrate the release of his latest vintage.
Read moreThe Hills Are Alive! New from Domaine Balansa
New arrivals from the dizzying patchwork of parcels Celine & Alex farm at Domaine Balansa, Hautes-Corbières.
Read moreA Tasting At The Hoxton
Excited to announce one of our last trade tastings of 2023: on Monday November 20 we'll be taking over the Garden Room at The Hoxton, Shoreditch for a celebratory tasting to see out the year with Otros Vinos , Roland Wines and Sager And Wine
With the 2023 harvest behind them, we'll also be joined by three growers for the occasion! Very excited to have Sophie Evans here to pour her recently-bottled 2022 UK vintage, Jean Benoît from La Voluta will be alongside Otros Vinos, and Lapo Berti joining Sager And Wine.
We'll each be selecting a handful of special wines to mark the approaching season, it will be lovely to see as many of you that can join as possible before December gathers pace. Drop us a message to RSVP.
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New from Ori Vin, Gaillac
We've just received the eagerly-awaited second vintage from Oriane Rosner aka Ori Vin - deep-fruited and nicely structured after a warm,dry 2022 in Gaillac, Oriane has followed up her debut vintage masterfully.
Read moreMataburro 2022
MATABURRO - MELISSA INGRAND & LAURENT ROGER
FRANCE, PERPIGNAN, RIVESALTES
After a little rest over summer, we’re thrilled to release the 2022 vintage from Laurent & Melissa at Mataburro.
Despite a difficult, dry vintage in Rivesaltes in 2022 - less than 350ml of rainfall in total - good rains at the crucial point before harvest has lent the wines a real lift, and are as fresh as Laurent & Melissa would like!
As always, work in the vines is minimal, with no ploughing and an increase in cover crops and green manure to help the soil temperature in recent years as the climate continues to warm. In addition to the three hectares of Laurent’s family vines - plantings of Grenache and Merlot mostly clay on limestone - they now farm a small 70-year-old parcel of Macabeu by the river on alluvial soils, and another of 70-year old Mourvedre on a small hill, over black schist.
In the cellar, the processes have remained the same: short, whole bunch macerations are pressed very gently and raised mainly in steel and fibreglass, with an amphora and barrels reserved for TOTEM.
We have the following wines available now in very small quantities:
AVAILABLE NOW
WHITE
NEW 2022 - Memo - Macabeu
70-year old vines by the river, 5-day maceration
ROSE
NEW 2022 - Mura-Mura - Merlot, Grenache, Muscat
One night of maceration, vines 30-70 years old
RED
NEW 2022 - Otium - Grenache
80-year old vines, 3-day maceration
NEW 2022 - Idoine - Merlot
30-40 year old vines, 4-day maceration
NEW 2022 - Quartet - Mourvèdre, Grenache
70-year old vines, 5 days maceration
NEW 2022 - Totem - Mourvèdre, Grenache (Very Limited)
70-year old vines, aged in barrel and amphora for 6 months.
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Schist Hot: New from Thomas Boutin
Thomas Boutin produces charming, glittering expressions of his three hectares over schist and sandstone in Anjou. We're thrilled to have them back.
Read moreIntroducing Quatro Mustachios
Introducing the debut UK vintage of Quatro Mustachios: the collaborative collective started by Sam Bunker & Dave Haynes.
Read moreTitch Hill Arrives!
Following much anticipation, we're so pleased to finally have available the debut vintage from Alex & Sam at Titch Hill!
Read moreA Northern Tasting
On 11th September we'll wind up the M1 once more for a trade tasting in Manchester across two of our favourite venues to pour at: Erst and Flawd!
We'll be joined by our friends at Otros Vinos , Wayward Imports , Beattie & Roberts and Wright's Wines to pour new arrivals and wines well-suited to the Autumn promised on the horizon.
Drop us a DM or an email to book your slot with your preferred time and which venue you'd like to start off at. For those unfamiliar the two spots are located just a five minute walk from one another. It promises to be a lovely day, looking forward to seeing you all there!
For the trade only, please message us to book your tasting slot.
Bottle Harvest 2023
The Bottle Harvest - we need you!
Looking for 2000 used Burgundy bottles that we will collect, sterilise, and re-use in bottling the eagerly anticipated first UK vintage from Sophie Evans. Can you help?
Introducing Titch Hill
Join us at Ducksoup on Monday 17th July to welcome Alex & Sam of Titch Hill to the family. Trade until 3pm, open to all therafter.
Read moreA Summer Tasting: July 31
A Summer Tasting!
In what promises to be a day not to miss, on Monday 31st July we'll be joining our friends Beattie & Roberts, Otros Vinos, Roland Wines, Wayward Imports, Wright's Wines, and a combined handful of our growers to pour wines for the trade from 10am - 4pm at two beautiful venues: Hector's and Cadet
We're thrilled to have Maxime Woerly arriving from Alsace to pour his latest releases in London, a vibrant collection of wines from his parcels in Dambach. Wayward will be joined by Vins d'en Tom, Beattie & Roberts by Fond Cyprés, and Wright's by Laurent Saillard.
For the trade only, please message us to book your tasting slot.
Looking forward to seeing you there 🌞
Within Rietsch - New '22 from Jean Pierre
It never fails to be a thrill to announce the arrival of new wines from one of our heroes: Jean-Pierre Rietsch. Enjoy them whilst they last, 2022 has proved to be something of a magic year in the cellar.
Read more'Fruit & Acid' - Alsace with Maxime Woerly
Bright, bold, and perfect for summer. We finally have new releases from Max Woerly and his 8 hectares in the beautiful Dambach-la-Ville.
Read moreBedrock at Ham Street
Announcing Bedrock, at Ham Street! This summer Lucie & Jules at Ham Street are opening their doors and hosting a community of like-minded growers for an intimate, casual wine fair on August 6th.
Together they represent some of the most innovative and committed growers and winemakers working in the UK today.
Alongside wines to taste, there will be a bar for drinking bottles in the sun, the rare chance to buy the wines direct from the growers to take home, and food from a couple of our favourite restaurants and bakeries, all day long.
Open to all, tickets are £12 and available below.
More info soon!