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Served lightly chilled, this is too easy to drink!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55287486120318,"sku":"WAY-LAVRILLE-CANON-23","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/La_Vrille_et_le_Papillon_Canon_d_Achille.jpg?v=1743605342"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-la-tribu","title":"La Tribu 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eBright, fluid Grenache, with lifted aromatics of dusty redcurrant, capsicum spice and strawberry liquorice. Slick, glossy texture with compact tannins that become more prominent as they move into the finish. There is something distinctly Gamay-esque at play here; fruit-forward, flora, but with those dusty dry spices and herbal tones that make it so very Ardèche. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe grapes went through carbonic maceration as whole bunches and were pressed off after four days to mature in steel tanks for ten months before bottling with no additions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295201440126,"sku":"WAY-VRILLE-TRIBU-24","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/products\/LAVRILLEETLEPAPILLONLATRIBU13.5_2020ED.jpg?v=1658591046"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-q-blanc","title":"Q Blanc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLa Vrille's entry white, made from younger vines of Ugni Blanc, that lesser-sung French sibling of Trebbiano. Lithe and lean this year and heavy on the yellow citrus, there is the raw attack of freshly squeezed lemon with something more oily and pithy to soften the edges. As ever, this is infused with their trademark herbal bay laurel character and the low finished alcohol lends a tonic quality.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe grapes are direct-pressed in whole bunches and left on the fine lees in fibreglass cuve for 8 months before bottling with no additions. Despite the modest price, this is actually one of their smallest production cuvées, with less than 1000 bottles produced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295230800254,"sku":"WAY-VRILLE-QBLANC-2024","price":23.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LaVrilleetlePapillonQBlancJuly24.jpg?v=1758639204"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-il-etait-un-fois","title":"Il Était Une Fois... 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eA brand new cuvée from the young vines of Grenache Blanc that Meryl and Geraldine have been experimenting with for the last couple of years. Belying the youth of the vineyard, here we see some impressive concentration making for one of their more robust white wines. Reminiscent of camomile flowers and bay on the nose, this golden wine has a lovely, full mouthfeel, long acids and a pleasant harmony of ripe yellow citrus, stone fruits and savoury herbs. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes were directly-pressed and aged on the fine lees for six months in steel tank before bottling with no additions in early 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56295240630654,"sku":"WAY-VRILLE-ILETAIT-2024","price":25.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/La_Vrille_et_le_Papillon_Il_etait_un_fois...2024.jpg?v=1759142298"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-caprice-du-chameau","title":"Caprice du Chameau 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e100% Viognier from two different parcels on either side of the valley, one facing east to catch the morning sun and one facing west, soaking up the afternoon rays, providing overall ripeness in the finished blend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a cooler vintage, the wine is nevertheless broad and textural, showing oily citrus, grassy elderflower and fleshy yellow stone fruits. There are verdant green herbs, bay laurel and the time the wine has had in contact with the lees can be felt in the savoury spice of the long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePressed directly into steel, the wine was racked after 10 days and then sat on the fine lees for 8 months before bottling with no additions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56590871593342,"sku":"WAY-VRILLE-CAPRICE-2024","price":26.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/LaVrilleetlePapillonCapriceduChameauJuly24.jpg?v=1720089630"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-silene-magnum","title":"Silène 2024 MAGNUM","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagnum bottling! Another delightful new experimental La Vrille cuvée that is sure to pique the interest of those who fell for the bright, juicy charms of Canon d'Achille. Similarly, this is a fluid, weightless red that ripples with pure fruit and works best served from the ice bucket. A blend of Grenache and Syrah, it is big on the red fruits - fresh cherries as well as that soapy, confected quality of sweet shop cherry lips. As the flora-referencing name suggests, there is a lift of violet perfume as its shy aromatics open up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the infusion style, where de-stemmed berries of Grenache are dropped into the juice of directly-pressed Syrah to ferment, burst and steep over the course of a few days, before pressing off to rest in fibreglass vats for 7 months. The structure of the wine is dialed right back, making for lip-smacking easy drinking. A fantastic chillable red that delivers so much at the price, perfectly suited to this large format as a bottle does not hang around for long!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57050550632830,"sku":"WAY-VRILLE-SILENE-MAG-24","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/La_Vrille_et_le_Papillon_Silene_Magnum.jpg?v=1773766611"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-1921","title":"1921 NV","description":"\u003cp\u003eAnother excellent one-off Crozier cuvée made using a blend of wine that has had time to age a while in the cellar - as its name suggests, a blend of Syrah from 2021 and Merlot from 2019. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Merlot comes from a 2019 of drought, the grapes intense and sugar-ripe, de-stemmed and macerated for 5 days before going into a long slow fermentation over 8 months in demi-muid barrels, remaining here for a further two years. The Syrah comes from bunches that dodged the notorious frost and hail of 2021. A fresher vintage, the process was a 4-day carbo as whole bunches then an 8 month rest in fibreglass. The two separate wines were blended in the spring of 2022 and bottled at the end of summer the same year, with no additions at any stage. 1300 bottles made in total.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Vrille et le Papillon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57054788125054,"sku":"WAY-LAVRILLE-1921","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/8259\/2742\/files\/La_Vrille_et_le_Papillon_1921.jpg?v=1773835671"},{"product_id":"la-vrille-et-le-papillon-chapeau-melon","title":"Chapeau Melon 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNourishing, everyday Merlot made from a blend of macerated and directly-pressed juices, creating something inviting and very easy to drink. A vibrant poppy-red in the glass, fruits are herbal, plummy, soft and compote-like. There is a pleasing steak of umami running through it all, making things feel super-digestible. Great value to be found here and proof that Merlot can show a bit of verve in the right hands. Ideally served lightly chilled.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom 32 year-old vines over limestone and clay, 30% of the grapes were de-stemmed and left on the skins for 5 days, 70% was pressed directly. 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