Wines for Autumn Style|Full + Robust | Wayward Wines
Style – Full + Robust
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.
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
Chewy, robust Aglianico that sees a long maceration followed by extended maturation in old chestnut barrels. A wine that needs time for its tannins to integrate, this 2018 is now in a great place, and will improve for many years to come. Find out more.
RegionIrpinia, Campania, Italy
GrapesAglianico
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A wonderful example of what this cru can offer. Often making some of the more structured, ageworthy Beaujolais, here a balance of muscularity and elegance is on display. A wide-open aromatic profile leads to dark, inky fruits with an almost Burgundian character. Find out more.
RegionChénas, Beaujolais, France
GrapesGamay
VineyardOrganic (in conversion)
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Qvevri-fermented using a native grape from the place many see as the cradle of natural winemaking: Georgia. Bruised fruits, straw and flavours of the earth. Find out more.
RegionManavi, Kakheti, Georgia
GrapesTsolikouri
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Unreal levels of depth, concentration and complexity are to be found in this show-stopping, deeply amber wine. So many things to pick out aromatically it's hard to know where to start. Find out more.
RegionEmilia-Romagna, Italy
GrapesMalvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
At the fresher end of the Syrah-spectrum, with plenty of opulent, lip-smacking fruit. Lots of dusty blackcurrant on the nose, then glossy and vibrant in the glass. Generous and toothsome, propped up by a solid tannic backbone. Find out more.
RegionPuimisson, Languedoc, France
GrapesSyrah, Grenache & Carignan
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A contemplative wine that speaks of the winemaking history of this rugged terrain. In a world of aromatic Malvasia that can blow your head of with its soaring, fragrant aromas, it is refreshing to find a totally different expression of the grape from the windswept limestone soils of Slovenia's Kras. Find out more.
RegionKomen, Kras, Slovenia
GrapesMalvazija
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Electrically-charged Etna rosso with plenty of brooding charisma, its character transmitting as a fresh heap of cherries steeped in violet perfume, buoyed on a black cushion of volcanic smoke. Find out more.
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
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