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Wines for Autumn

Wines for Autumn

Now that Autumn has definitely arrived, we thought it time to put together a selection of natural wines fit for the season. Rich, comforting, warming, aromatic, sensual: these are the bottles we reach for at this time of year.

Ollieux Romanis
'Lo Petit Fantet d’Hippolyte' Corbières Rouge 2024

Lots of dark kirsch and raspberry fruit, with a waft of wild herbs, earth and dense, compact tannins. A great wine for with rustic cuisine Find out more.

  • Region Corbiéres, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Carignan, Grenache & Syrah
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£16

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Les Hautes Terres
'Joséphine' Crémant de Limoux NV

Brilliant crémant that balances zesty freshness with savoury complexity from barrel ageing prior to re-fermentation. Champenoise stylings, minus the price tag. Find out more.

  • Region Limoux, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc & Mauzac
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£28.50

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Estézargues
Cuvée des Galets 2023

A go-to table red and mainstay on the Wayward shelves. All-organic co-operative wine from the Estézargues collective. spicy aromas and lots of juicy red fruit. Find out more.

  • Region Coteaux du Pont du Gard, Rhône, France
  • Grapes Syrah & Grenache
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£14

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Camillo Donati
Lambrusco 2024

Dry, for a start, and bursting with bloody, mineral forest fruits. A glass of this with a plate of salumi is one of the finest aperitivo out there. Find out more.

  • Region Arola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Lambrusco Maestri
  • Vineyard Organic & Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£20

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La Stoppa
Trebbiolo 2023

One of our go-to bottles when we want a decent vino da tavola to accompany a hearty feast of rich Emilia-style cuisine. A classic! Find out more.

  • Region Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Barbera & Bonarda
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£24.50

Antonio Gismondi
Foresta 2024

A beautiful golden amber in the glass, aromatics mix pithy citrus with more savoury notes of woody spices and herbs. There are flavours of sage-flecked bitter orange marmalade and sweet clementine with an enlivening wire of acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Trebbiano, Trebbiano Rosa & Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£23.75

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Pierre Borel
'Clos de Pavée' Bourgueil 2021

A fresh, young-vine Bourgueil with plenty of bright red cherry fruit, herbaceous capsicum aromas and dark chocolate bitters in the finish. Plush, bright and an incredibly versatile wine for the table. Find out more.

  • Region Bourgueil, Loire, France
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£24.50

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Orsi San Vito
Posca Rossa NV

Expect leathery, spicy, developed notes from the older wine & lively, fresh acidity from the younger. Rugged, and delicious. Find out more.

  • Region Colli Bolognesi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Barbera, Negretto & Sangiovese
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£27.50

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La Stoppa
Ageno 2022

The maceration here is around a month, leaving the tannins deep, complex, mouth-coating and tea-like. You could sit for hours picking out the different aromas. Find out more.

  • Region Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Malvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£45

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Briand 2024

A perfectly nourishing, Ardéchoise expression of Grenache that we'd happily drink day after day. 2024 sees an abundance of blackcurrant fruit right upfront, giving way to those typically herb-flecked notes of liquorice root, fennel and clove. Find out more.

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

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Orsi San Vito
Posca Bianca NV

Fresh & zesty notes combined with a deeper, nutty and lightly oxidative character. A long-time Wayward favourite. Find out more.

  • Region Colli Bolognesi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Pignoletto
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28.50

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Frédéric Cossard
Bourgogne Blanc Bigotes 2021

This has everything we love about Burgundian Chardonnay, possessing great balance, chalky minerals, gorgeous stone fruits and a clean, salty finish. Find out more.

  • Region Saint-Romain, Burgundy, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£52.50

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Axel Prüfer
Le Temps des Cerises 'La Peur du Rouge' 2024

An excellent year for this cuvée, it pours a hazy golden hue in the glass and shows a panoply of exuberant tropical fruits balanced by a refreshing acidity. Find out more.

  • Region Beziers, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Chardonnay & Clairette
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£30.50

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Paulou 2025

Crackling with a bright, nervy energy, the fruits have a pleasing balance of tart raspberry and plum. There is something iron-rich and bloody at its core and the mineral imprint of the limestone can be felt distinctly in the finish. Find out more.

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

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Elisa Guerin
Moulin-à-Vent 'Les Thorins' 2023

The darker, more brooding and structured side of Elisa's two Moulin-à-Vent cuvées; this is the only of her wines that sees any time in barrel. Robust and ageworthy, with an iron-rich mineral streak imparted by the gorrha soils that define this single 1.5-hectare plot. Find out more.

  • Region Beaujolais
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£33.50

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Antonio Gismondi
Maturato 2024

A brand new Gismondi wine from 2024, based around a new parcel of Moscato Bianco he recently acquired. This aromatic varietal seems to fare well at the altitude Antonio works, here planted at 550 meters over rocky limestone and the vineyard where the 2024 harvest commenced, in late August. Find out more.

  • Region Cerreto Sannita, Campania, Italy
  • Grapes Moscato & Malvasia di Candia
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28

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Ar.Pe.Pe.
Rosso di Valtellina 2023

Pale, pure, elegant and nuanced, evocative of a fine French Burgundy, yet something totally unique that can only be the product of this specific location. Find out more.

  • Region Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy
  • Grapes Nebbiolo
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£35.50

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Orsi San Vito
Sui Lieviti 2023

Rustic, unpolished, unfiltered fizz. Salinity, zesty lemons & savoury depth. One of the first 'col fondo' wines we tried way back when and has been a firm favourite here at Wayward ever since. A big recommendation! Find out more.

  • Region Colli Bolognesi, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Grapes Pignoletto
  • Vineyard Biodynamic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£28.50

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Ollieux Romanis
'Lo Petit Fantet d’Hippolyte' Corbières Blanc 2025

Bold, fleshy white wine from the South of France with punchy, spicy stone fruit qualities that can more than hold their own against big flavours on the plate. Find out more.

  • Region Corbiéres, Languedoc, France
  • Grapes Marsanne, Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
£15.75

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Elisa Guerin
Moulin-à-Vent 'Champ de Cour' 2023

Here we see a hyper-specific expression of terroir, this parcel singled out to make its own unique wine owing to its sandy decomposed granite soils having a high content of the manganese minerals - something closely associated with fine structure and ageability of wines from this cru Find out more.

  • Region Beaujolais
  • Grapes Gamay
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
£43

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Mendall
Terme de Laureano Roig 2025

Deep, dark and savoury expression that carries a wonderful sense of place. Enjoy now, but be sure to keep a few bottles to open over the coming years. Find out more.

  • Region Terra Alta, Catalonia, Spain
  • Grapes Cariñena
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£32

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La Vrille et le Papillon
Caprice du Chameau 2024

2021 sees a different blend for this ever-popular wine after Meryl & Géraldine lost half of their Viognier harvest to hail. As always, the wine shows concentrated, oily citrus and fleshy yellow stone fruits. There is a savoury, herbal quality and the time the wine has had in contact with the lees can be felt in the long finish. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Viognier
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£26.50

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Le Mazel
Cuvée Les Lèches 2024 MAGNUM

Ripe and textural with layers of tropical fruits, spices and a bright mineral backbone from the limestone. This year the wine is dry and clear-cut, with smoky peaches, herby fennel, aniseed and zesty citrus oils coaxed out by the southern heat. A nourishing country wine with plenty of Mazel soul. Find out more.

  • Region Valvignères, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Grenache Blanc & Sauvignon Blanc
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£52

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Patricia & Rémi Bonneton
L'Alezan 'Suspens' 2022

Patricia & Remi's domaine white is a distinctly Northern Rhône affair; an equal blend of Marsanne & Roussanne from a single tiny plot, sitting a stone's throw from the river bend where the storied appellations of the region converge. Find out more.

  • Region Étables, Ardèche, France
  • Grapes Marsanne & Roussanne
  • Vineyard Organic
  • Cellar Fermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
£46

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