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.
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.
RegionCorbiéres, Languedoc, France
GrapesCarignan, Grenache & Syrah
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal added sulphites
This is a real crowd-pleaser in style - big, baked fruits with that dark and spicy character and at a price that makes it even more approachable. Find out more.
RegionCahors, South West France
GrapesCôt
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionCoteaux du Pont du Gard, Rhône, France
GrapesSyrah & Grenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
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.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesCarignan
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionBourgueil, Loire, France
GrapesCabernet Franc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
This is a fruit-forward, less austere take on Nebbiolo. A generous take on Mountain Nebbiolo that offers great pleasure in its youth. A real pleasure to drink. Find out more.
RegionValtellina, Lombardy, Italy
GrapesNebbiolo
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Bedeau Rouge is the gateway red to Cossard’s world of zero-zero Burgundy, under the more regional ‘Bourgogne’ AOC and made using grapes from a number of plots around Volnay & Nuits-Saint-Georges. Find out more.
RegionSaint-Romain, Burgundy, France
GrapesPinot Noir
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Really approachable, great value wine for the table here. The fruit is dark, herbaceous blackcurrant and the tannins have a good bit of grip. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesSyrah
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
The aromas here are wine open, mixing stony graphite and dark fruits with a pretty lift of perfume. With Moulin-à-Vent generally providing more body and substance, here an impressive balance of muscularity and elegance is on display, with a fine, granular feel to the powdery tannins. Find out more.
RegionChénas, Beaujolais, France
GrapesGamay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
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.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesCinsault
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionBeaujolais
GrapesGamay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
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.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A warmer year has produced a wine that is a little darker and deeper than previous vintages, where firm tannins frame woodsy notes of berries, earth and spice. Find out more.
RegionMâcon, Burgundy, France
GrapesPinot Noir
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionBeaujolais
GrapesGamay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Both light and chiselled whilst also giving power and depth. Concentrated texture, slick as oil, the oxidative barrel notes add all manner of complexity. Find out more.
RegionCorbières, Roussillon, France
GrapesCarignan & Grenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
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.
RegionValtellina, Lombardy, Italy
GrapesNebbiolo
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites