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
Spices, citrus fruits, flowers... Some of the wine spends a bit of time in French barriques which lends an extraordinary opulence to the already generous body. Find out more.
RegionEmilia-Romagna, Italy
GrapesMalvasia, Ortrugo, Trebbiano
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal 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
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
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
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.
RegionÉtables, Ardèche, France
GrapesMarsanne & Roussanne
Vineyard Organic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites