French Wine Country|France, Price|£30-£40, Style|No Added Sulphur | Wayward Wines

Country – France

Experience the essence of French wines, offering a rich variety of natural reds, whites, and rosés from the country’s renowned wine regions.

Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Metisse' 2023

The darker juice from the Syrah pulling more towards a rosé in appearance, but with a peachy sunset tint from the macerated Viognier, it remains a hard wine to categorise, but also begs the question, what does that matter? Worked in this way the Syrah gives some gummy red fruits to frame the herbal, anise character of the Viognier, which is extracted to leave a wonderfully fine-grained, delicate tannic profile. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah & Viognier
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33.75

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Olivier Cousin
Pur Breton 2024

Pur Breton is in many ways Olivier's emblematic cuvée. Its name, an indirect way of stating '100% Cabernet Franc' where it is not permitted to be said, a source of consternation for the Anjou appellation and exemplar of the spirit of its maker. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30

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Yannick Meckert
Stupeur et Tremblement 2024

An inviting Poulsard-pink in the glass, with layer upon layer of complexity – blood orange bitters, spice, rose petals and peach. A category-defying wine. Find out more.

  • Region Rosheim, Alsace, France
  • Grapes Gewürztraminer, Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36

Olivier Cousin
Qvevri 2023

The most elemental of all of the wines, there are rugged flecks of volatility to the aromatics, with flashes of wild bramble showing themselves in-between. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34.50

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Olivier Cousin
Au-delà 2023

Broad, textural Chenin with a prickly, perlant energy on opening, it shows a wonderful balance of soft edges and angular tension. Taut, electric and lush. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£38

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La Petite Soeur
Globule Blanc 2022

Plush, perfumed & pairing ripe stone fruits, smoke & anise to beautiful effect. On the palate tension & minerality sits in perfect balance with ripe fruits. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33.50

Le Batossay
Ouech' Cousin 2023

Light, bright and crunchy wine that has been bottled young, brimming with energy. Pouring a ruby red in the glass with black and blue fruits, earth and spice Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Grolleau
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33

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Olivier Cousin
Le Franc 2022

From Olivier's prized old vines of massale selection Cabernet Franc, grafted by his grandfather in the late 40s. We're happy to offer cellared bottles from the 2022 vintage. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£39.50

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Axel Prüfer
Le Temps des Cerises 'La Peur du Rouge' 2024

An excellent year for this cuvée, it pours a hazy golden hue in the glass and shows a panoply of exuberant tropical fruits balanced by a refreshing acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Beziers, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Clairette
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30.50

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Ho'oponopono' 2023

A hazy, sandy gold in the glass, there is an abundance of intense apricot and pineapple fruits with a peach iced tea-like quality and long, herb-flecked finish. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Viognier, Marsanne & Roussanne
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Petit Prince' 2023

Aromatics balance brighter, higher tones of red fruits with savoury mushroom in a way that hints at something Burgundian. Texturally, the wine is slick, plush and elegant, giving the dusty cherry fruits and unexpected citrus peels an lovely soft edge. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache, Syrah & Tempranillo
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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Olivier Cousin
Enfin du Vin 2024

Feeling that the 2024 harvest from the prized Le Franc vineyard was not suited to the usual barrel treatment, Olivier decided to vinify this fruit in a similar way to Pur Breton - the results are superb and possess the vibrant energy of a primeur. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32.50

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ABRACADABRA
Hot Girls 3 2023

A juicy, energetic red/white blend that falls between deep rosé and red. Expect ripe, sun-kissed fruit with a touch of salinity and a rich tropical finish. Find out more.

  • Region Pressat, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Grenache noir, Cinsault, Sauvignon Blanc & Colombard
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36.75

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Olivier Cousin
Partage 2024

Early-picked fruit gives an impression of green strawberry, blood orange and spiced red apple. A wire of acidity coils around it all for tension and refreshment. We know what we'll be drinking this summer. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc & Gamay
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32

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Domaine Carterole
Limonada 2024

This year Joachim and Caroline chose to press the grapes directly and age the wine in amphora, giving an earthy undertone to that clean, fresh Xarel-lo profile we know and love. Find out more.

  • Region Roussillon, France
  • Grapes Xarel-lo
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£33

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Didier & Jules Grappe
Seyve Villard 2024

An atypical Jura white made using a direct-press of the Seyve Villard hybrid - a disease-resistant varietal that requires no herbicide or pesticide vineyard treatments. It flourishes over the red and grey marls and fossil-rich Jurassic limestone of the region, producing a wine that lacks none of the tension and edge you'd hope for from its native Chardonnay or Savagnin. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Lothain, Jura, France
  • Grapes Seyve Villard
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£35

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Thomas Puéchavy
Le Rayon Blanc 2023

Perfectly balancing a low-key richness with a lucid clarity, this finely-tuned wine is bound with a sinew-y coil of acidity that cuts with phenomenal length. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36

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Didier & Jules Grappe
Tohu Bohu 2023

Barrel notes are balanced, but can be picked up on immediately - that rich butterscotch, coconut sort of character that feels to intensify the fruit. Lemon is oily, or like a dense lemon curd; bruised orchard pears, a marmalade-y pithiness and concentration and a deep-set, struck match reductions that coils off and melds into the electric acids. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Lothain, Jura, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£38

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ABRACADABRA
KaPri-C! 2023

All tart vibrant fruit with salty backbone reminiscent of pickles and brine which sit alongside a soft creamy edge and light pearlescent tingle on the palate. Find out more.

  • Region Pressat, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Viognier & Cinsault
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£36

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Thomas Puéchavy
La Brosse 2023

A luminous salmon pink in the glass from just 24hrs with the crushed grapes sitting in the press. Soft, mousse-y bubbles cushion a pretty watercolour wash of little bramble fruits and crisp Russett apple, with some unexpected notes of blood orange and clementine citrus. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Gamay, Côt and Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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Didier & Jules Grappe
Pif Purple 2024

Another of Didier's wines from hybrid vines, here using the white Seyve Villard in a co-fermentation with the red Léon Millot varietal. It is amazing to see how this wine takes on the characteristics of a Jura red regardless. It has the translucent appearance, ethereal quality and exotic aromatics one might associate with the more expressive examples of Trousseau or Poulsard. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Lothain, Jura, France
  • Grapes Seyve Villard, Léon Millot & Plantet
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£34

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ABRACADABRA
mUsKAT f.M. 2023

Gently fruit-forward with notes of forced rhubarb and a bloody mineral edge. An experimental, category-defying cuvée falling somewhere between rosé and orange. Find out more.

  • Region Pressat, Auvergne, France
  • Grapes Muscat à Petits Grains & Gamay d'Auvergne
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£39.50

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La Vrille et le Papillon
1921 NV

With a gentle flash of tawny to the edge of the rim, here we have a fine balance of development and freshness. Deep, concentrated red and black fruits meld with rustic tannin, cracked pepper spice and those trademark herbal notes: fennel, burdock root and coltsfoot rock can be picked out amongst the leather, rolling tobacco and richer barrel notes. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah & Merlot
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30

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L'Absurde Génie des Fleurs
Curcubeu 2023

Filled with fresh raspberry fruit intwined with a deep minerality and gentle spritz upon opening, giving the wine an irresistible thirst-quenching quality. Find out more.

  • Region Hérault, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Field Blend
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£37.75

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