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.
A one-off cuvée from Thierry Hesnault. An alluring wine of gorgeous texture, heaving with perfume, flowers, red berries, earth and exotic spice all wrapped around a tight coil of acidity. Find out more.
RegionJasnières, Loire, France
GrapesPineau d’Aunis & Gamay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A category defying red/white blend, light, fragrant, a touch more tannin + green fruit than previous cuvées, still lithe + bloody with pretty floral aromatics Find out more.
The colour of a brick-tinged Nebbiolo in the glass, this singular red/white blend of Catarratto and Pignatello really captures the essence of this far-flung volcanic island. Packed full of dusty black fruit, floral cherry blossom, exotic spices and the twang of salinity that the Sirocco wind brings in on the breeze. Find out more.
RegionPantelleria, Sicily, Italy
GrapesCatarratto & Pignatello
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A tiny, experimental bottling from just a couple of amphora, Cagnolo is Davide's latest addition to the Bbirbiciù range. From a small planting of Nero d'Avola and Merlot, two grapes that are not as common on the island, the wine nevertheless oozes the Mediterranean charm of Sicily itself. Find out more.
RegionPantelleria, Sicily, Italy
GrapesNero d'Avola & Merlot
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
An unbelievably fragrant infusion of Cinsault that Paulette bottles the same year as harvest – a capsule of youthful fruit, freshness and purity Find out more.
RegionQuintenas, Ardèche, France
GrapesCinsault
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Stunning lightness of touch in this co-fermentation of red & white grapes grown on volcanic ash soils. This blend of Listan Blanco, Negramoll, and Listan Negro sees some very short skin contact and is aged in old barrels. Less than 900 bottles produced! Find out more.
RegionLa Palma, Canary Islands, Spain
GrapesListan Blanco, Negramoll & Listan Negro
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A compact, elegant and deeply savoury macerated Pinot Gris with moreish notes of red cherry and blood orange taking centre stage before a long, salty finish. Gleaming ruby in the glass, this category defying wine falls somewhere in-between the orange and rosé wine world thanks maceration on the grapes pinkish-grey skins. Find out more.
RegionRosheim, Alsace, France
GrapesPinot Gris
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Those who have had the experience know that, whilst humbly priced, Mazel wines age with aplomb. We're happy to offer a small quantity of the above Syrah cuvee with well over a decade under its belt. Here we start to see the youthful fruit fall away into something more chiseled and defined. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesSyrah
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
This lesser-spotted Riesling is a wine from the négoce project of one Fabrice Dodane, who you may know better for his work at the lauded Domaine de Saint Pierre. Everything you'd expect from a high-quality expression of the grape; high levels of mouth-watering acidity with a raw citrus quality, smoky lime and nectarine with that hallmark waft of kerosine lifting from the glass. Find out more.
RegionMatheny, Jura, France
GrapesRiesling
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
From a single parcel of 2/3 Aligote & 1/3 Melon de Bourgogne, of which the majority are ungrafted. Benoit pressed the grapes directly and ages in barrel. The Aligote brings tension and focus, the Melon roundness and aromatics. Find out more.
RegionCôte de Saône, Burgundy, France
GrapesAligoté & Melon de Bourgogne
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Only 180 bottles of this wine were produced, so its safe to say there is very little to go around. We’re very happy to have got our hands on just a few bottles. Find out more.
RegionKent, England
GrapesPinot Noir
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A completely unique white wine from the Cahors - a region famed for its robust reds. Resurgences encapsulates elegance, vibrancy, complexity and surprise. The wine balances perfectly between power and elegance. Find out more.
Réve Éphémère is made up of 99% Poulsard from very old vines, blended with a few Pinot Noir vines that exist on the same plot. The grapes are destemmed and given 4 weeks on the skins, then pressed using a vertical rachet press before being blended with free-run juice and aged in fibreglass. Find out more.
RegionGrusse, Jura, France
GrapesPoulsard & Pinot Noir
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Aromatically, Syrah, briny black olive tapenade, spicy blackcurrant. On the palate the Viognier shows in citrus peel, fennel, green olive and a silky fluidity. Find out more.
RegionQuintenas, Ardèche, France
GrapesSérine & Viognier
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Only the second ever time that François has vinified this rare and special cuvée, making it as he does with a selection of Pineau d'Aunis grapes from within the Bois Guyon vineyard parcel. Find out more.
RegionSaumur, Loire, France
GrapesPineau d'Aunis
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£41.50
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