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.
The grapes come from some of Benoît’s younger vines, though still 40 plus years old. Pressed direct and aged in barrel, this wine shows lovely texture and plenty of ripe, pure fruit and bright citrus. Find out more.
RegionCôte de Saône, Burgundy, France
GrapesAligoté Dore
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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
The absolute upper echelon of our offering from the Robinot cellars. A remarkable wine, from a historic vineyard for Pineau d’Aunis where the plants are over a hundred years of age. A true vin de garde of rare depth and complexity, it possesses a tightrope balance and history tells us this will reward drinkers for decades to come. Find out more.
RegionJasnières, Loire, France
GrapesPineau d'Aunis
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 stunning example of this highly Jura-specific red grape. The wine gives off the most wonderfully exotic cinnamon and toasted peppercorn aromas, which float above a delicate, silky body of red cherry and forest berry fruits. Truly singular stuff and from a lauded cult producer with a deft, gentle hand. Find out more.
RegionArbois, Jura, France
GrapesTrousseau
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Made using Bergeron, a highly obscure strain of Roussanne that is found in the alpine region of Savoie. Macerated on the skins and aged in barrel, it is is ripe and exotic on the nose, with dry tea-like tannins. Incredibly delicate, alluring and one of Bouju's harder to track down cuvées.
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RegionSt Georges Sur Allier, Auvergne, France
GrapesBergeron
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
The wine sees two full years ageing in old oak barrels, imparting a gorgeous supple elegance, with passionfruit, salt crystals and white grapefruit hanging together in harmonious balance. So much purity, so much detail - Noëlla's exceptional top white never fails to bowl us over and is truly one-of-a-kind. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesSauvignon Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal 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
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.
RegionVouvray, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A callback to the old school Marsala of days gone by and a remarkable, completely natural phenomenon. Bone dry, the wine is a heady mix of all the complex flavours and textures that oxidation and flor-contact can bring. Fruits give way to woody hazelnut, toasted almond, turmeric and garam masala spice with crystals of salt, plus a little sweet vanilla from the barrel. Find out more.
RegionMarsala, Sicily, Italy
GrapesCatarratto
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
This is his direct-press Aligoté, given a slow 24-48 hour press in his antique basket press, which gives texture and body to the wine. It has electric acidity and incredibly pure fruit. Find out more.
RegionCôte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
GrapesAligoté
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
100% Aligote, macerated in whole bunches, then pressed off in Arnaud's small basket press. It's got incredibly ripe fruit, balanced with a taut minerality and focus. Find out more.
RegionCôte de Beaune, Burgundy, France
GrapesAligote
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
This is resolutely a red wine, despite 50% of the grapes being white, such is the influence of the Syrah. The Chardonnay and Viognier keep things delightfully silky and fluid, but the red grape provides a huge aromatic lift, that somehow seems to carry itself through into the palate, which is dense with dark blackcurrant fruits and juicy, saline black olive. Find out more.
RegionQuintenas, Ardèche, France
GrapesSyrah, Viognier & Chardonnay
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