Region – Ardèche

Most conventional wine makers will use animal products for fining their wine, such as egg white or casein. Fining being the process of removing the fine particulate matter after the fermentation process such as yeast cells and proteins, to make the wine crystal clear.

Natural wine makers on the other hand eschew intervention and strive for as little manipulation in the wine making process as possible. They will therefore avoid filtration and fining and with it the need for any animal products, resulting in vegan friendly wines.

Therefore you will often find natural wines have a noticeable amount of sediment in the bottle, or appear hazy or cloudy. Natural winemakers tend to use the process of racking as the sole method of removing as much of the sediment from fermentation as possible. The wine will be allowed to settle in its fermentation vessel so as much sediment as possible settles at the bottom. The resulting clearer wine is then pumped to a new vessel with the sediment left behind.

Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Potion' 2021

A distinctly Mediterranean-leaning affair with this cuvée, made using Carignan harvested in Luberon. The name Potion came from the wine's tonic quality - it is so easy to drink and bursts with spicy, sun-kissed fruits. A compelling, lip-smacking red. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Carignan
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27

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La Vrille et le Papillon
Tous Cousins 2022

Simple, easygoing Syrah from some of their youngest vines planted over limestone and clay. Really approachable, great value wine for the table here. The fruit is dark, herbaceous blackcurrant and the tannins have a good bit of grip. A generous, versatile Ardèche rouge. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Raoul 2023

Vivid ruby Carignan and another delightfully light, luminous vintage, already to drinking superbly in its youth. Fruit is freshly crushed black and red cherry with a herbal lilt of wild fennel garrigue and light balsamic twang, towards a lovely sense of limestone minerals in the finish. Truly compelling wine, in the sense that once opened a bottle does not last for long! Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Carignan
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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La Vrille et le Papillon
Novemberlot NV

With a little more structure than some of their other reds, it is nonetheless ripe with their trademark deep black fruits, herbs and spices. The tannins have a powdery quality, framing some dark plummy fruits, flecked with bitter liquorice and fennel.  Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Merlot, Viognier & Ugni Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
La Tangente 'Ostara' 2022

A plush, glossy wine with bright aromas of cherry and raspberry, both fresh and confected, over a compact body of these gateaux-like fruits, with a subtle framboise-esque almond note hovering just out of shot. A judicious balance of grip and crunch to the finish keeps things feeling clear-cut and pure, working its magic most effectively when served with a brisk chill. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Grenache & Syrah
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£28

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Mas de l’Escarida
Fresiment 2023

The 2023 vintage is beautifully balanced with vivid fruit sitting alongside mouth-coating texture. And as the name loosely suggests, plenty of mouthwatering refreshment. Find out more.

  • Region Cubagnac, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£24.95

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Mias 2023

A dry, herbaceous Viognier with fresh, invigorating acids and a sharp, well-defined profile. White peach and fragrant bay laurel tail into the bitters, spice and salt of the long finish. A nourishing wine for the table that delivers so much purity and refreshment. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Viognier
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25

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Sylvian Bock
Trou Blanc 2023

A charming and easy drinking cuvée from Sylvian Bock, balancing a crisp minerality with a pronounced tropical fruit note. This is a bottle which is primed and ready to be your next aperitif. Find out more.

  • Region Alba-la-Romaine, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£25.50

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Gilles & Antonin Azzoni
Pause Canon Rosé 2022

A beautifully rounded and highly expressive rosé filled with lots of warming fruits and a twang of rhubarb compote, all tied together with some lovely savoury, herbal notes. Find out more.

  • Region Vallée d‘Ibie, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Grenache Noir & Plant de Brunel
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£22.75

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La Vrille et le Papillon
Fée Bulleuse 2022

Sensationally good golden blush pet-nat. Tart red strawberry and crunchy russet apple bound with a beautifully racy acidity from these young vines, to mouthwatering effect. Disgorged twice by hand over 18 months sur latte, the wine is fresh, clean and with a gentle savoury depth from the lees contact. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Grenache
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Larmande 2023

Vital, high-energy Syrah a la Mazel. The blackcurrant and black olive flavours entwine to create something deeply savoury and saline. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.50

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Mias 2023 MAGNUM

Magnum bottling. A dry, herbaceous Viognier with fresh, invigorating acids and a sharp, well-defined profile. White peach and fragrant bay laurel tail into the bitters, spice and salt of the long finish. A nourishing wine for the table that delivers so much purity and refreshment. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Viognier
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£55

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Petite Nature
Sorcières 2022

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.

  • Region Quintenas, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah, Viognier & Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£41

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Larmande 2011

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.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Syrah
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£42

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Raoul 2023 MAGNUM

Vivid ruby Carignan and another delightfully light, luminous vintage, already to drinking superbly in its youth. Fruit is freshly crushed black and red cherry with a herbal lilt of wild fennel garrigue and light balsamic twang, towards a lovely sense of limestone minerals in the finish. Truly compelling wine, in the sense that once opened a bottle does not last for long! Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Carignan
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£51.50

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