Rare Bottles

Grape – Chenin Blanc

Small scale producers with low yields and those sought after bottles with a cult following make some wines hard to come by. Here you'll find those that we've manged to bag tiny allocations of.

Thierry Hesnault
Blanc de la Fosse Vineuse 2022

Chenin Blanc from a ninety-year-old, it displays a tightrope balance and delicate notes of smoke, citrus and stones. One that will age beautifully. Find out more.

  • Region Jasnières, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£52

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Mai & Kenji Hodgson
Les Aussigouins 2021

As a broad stroke one could describe Les Aussigouins as a more amped-up sister to Faia - the production is the same, it is the qualities in the raw materials that make it unique. The fruit is opluent and richly textured, with beautiful, long acidity that points to this being a wine built to go the distance. Find out more.

  • Region Anjou, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£50

Quantity

Thomas Puéchavy
Les Vrilles 2022

Given time to open up, a nuanced meld of gently honeyed crisp green apple, lemon sorbet and matchstick reduction float from the glass. Less high-definition-angular than his longer-lived wines, again there is an appealing softness to the structure, with everything hanging in place with casual poise. Salty minerals underpin, and the acidity cuts neatly, with a faint twang of ginger in the long finish. Find out more.

  • Region Vouvray, Loire, France
  • Grapes Chenin Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£29.50

Quantity

HPW
Vins Hodgson Harvest 2022

A one-off cuvée from our friends Joel (Wrights Wines), Sean and Andy. A wine they made using stellar grapes from the vines at Vins Hodgson, where they worked on the 2022 harvest. Find out more.

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

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