Insieme translates as ‘together’, borne of close cooperation of the winemaking team with growers across Italy. A great introduction to Italian grapes from their native regions, these are well made wines which are varietally and regionally correct, though far more importantly delicious, versatile and superb value for drinkers discovering European wine, or as solid weeknight […]
Fine Boned Rosé From The Beautiful Island Of Corsica The Fazi vineyard is situated on the sandy east coast of Corsica and is planted to the indigenous variety of Sciaccarellu as well as Merlot, Grenache and Cinsault. Established by Vincent Fazi in the 1970s, this vineyard produces only rosé wines.
We couldn’t not take on Domaine Félix really, though namesakes aside this estate, imported since 2015 has provided us with an increasingly rare paradigm of tasty, affordable, authentic estate-raised Burgundy. The family traces winemaking lineage back to the late 1600s in the region, though the estate’s current form took root in 1981 under the […]
Our Young Gun of Burgundy find – Florence Cholet At risk of overstating things, we predict true greatness to come from the address of Domaine Florence Cholet. 2019 saw the estate formally transition to Florence, renaming from Domaine Christian Cholet-Pelletier. The family vineyards can be traced to up to four generations prior, with Florence’s father […]
Late Bottled Vintage Chablis From A No Compromise Operation One of the oldest properties in Chablis and with family winemaking ancestry stretching back some 400 years, this is a domaine with important historical presence. This producer pretty much rips up the rule book, with their ethos and approach unmatched in Chablis, or pretty much anywhere […]
A Corbières Estate Of Depth And Distinction An engineer and an accountant, father and son Raymond and Jérôme Esteve purchased the Montfin property from its bankrupt owners in 2001, having fallen immediately in love with the estate’s stunning setting on the lagoon of Peyriac-de-Mer. Construction of a state of the art winery quickly followed, and […]
Organic Côtes Du Rhône Villages From The Rarely Seen Terroir Of Visan Domaine La Florane is an exciting find which further broadens the options of excellent Southern Rhône wines available in Australia. The 35 hectare property is situated on a south-facing slope at the highest point of the Visan appellation (elevation is 195 – 320 […]
Young Gun, New Wave Bandol Established in 2009 and with Felixir since 2013, this young producer’s steady progress has been heartening. Our first meeting was in their rented shed/winery in the industrial part of Sanary-sur-Mer. Since then, vigneron couple Clément Minne and Pauline Giraud have bought out their silent partners, and acquired and renovated a […]
One Of Provence’S Most Highly Regarded Estates Domaine d’Eole was founded in 1992 and purchased in 1996 by French financier Christian Raymont. German viticulturalist Matthias Wimmer was employed the same year and is retained to this day. Situated in Eygalières at the base of the dramatic Alpilles mountain range, the combination of high sunlight hours, […]
A Fastidious Operation On All Levels – A Jewel Estate From An Exciting Part Of Provence With our eye on this producer for some time, we are delighted to have finally been able to secure an allocation of these amazing wines. With first recorded history of winegrowing here in 1610, the 500 hectare property comprises […]
