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Chateau de Messey, Macon-Cruzille 'Clos des Avoueries Monopole', 2022 - Burgundy, France- Rich & Textured Chardonnay perfect with meaty white fish.
Domaine des Cotes Rousses, Coteau de la mort, 2019 - Savoie, France - Beautiful Mondeuse reminiscent of fine Northern Rhone Syrah. Pairs great with game meats and earthy mushrooms.
Principiano Ferdinando, Dosset, 2023 - Piemonte, Italy - Fresh and juicy style of Dolcetto perfect with ragu.
Domaine De Le Berangeraie, Cuvee Juline, 2018 - Cahors, France - Top quality Malbec that is screaming for some red meat or aged cheese
Clemens Busch, Riesling Trocken, 2023 - Mosel, Germany - Classic Mosel Riesling - Salty and Zesty. Lovely with a bit of spice and most seafood.
Bodegas Albamar, Albarino, 2023- Rias Baixas, Spain - Next level Albarino proving it can produce serious wines. Citusy & mineral and just perfect with any seafood and creamy pasta dishes.
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For those of you who want to geek out a bit more then carry on reading for a bit more info on each winery.
Marc Dumont purchased Château de Messey and its 89-hectare estate in the early 90s. Since 2018, the estate has improved significantly, converting to organics and improving its cellar practices to showcase the terroir.
In the cellar, they have implemented spontaneous fermentations rather than the more communly used controlled fermentations, resulting in super expressive Chardonnay's that fully showcase the terroir. This is surely some exciting times for for the Dumont family and Château de Messey.
After studying politics in Lyon and realising office work wasn’t for him, Nicolas Ferrand founded Domaine des Côtes Rousses in 2013. Organic from the get go, biodynamic practices were adopted by 2021. Nicolas integrates animal husbandry into his vineyard management, using horses for ploughing and allowing sheep to graze during winter, promoting natural weed control and fertilisation. His wines are phenomenal and get better every vintage.
Ferdinando Principiano is located on the southern edge of Barolo, benefiting from the biodiversity of the Alta Langhe The estate spans 20 hectares and includes prized old-vine parcels in Ravera di Monforte and the historic Boscareto vineyard in Serralunga, alongside plantings of Barbera, Dolcetto, and the lesser known Timorasso. Since 2003, Ferdinando has focused on sustainable and the results have been clear to see. Healthier vines and much more expressive wines to boot.
The Bérenger family operates the domaine, consisting of Maurin, his wife Marlène, sister Juline, and her husband Henri, all of whom are trained oenologists or viticulturists. Their dyanmic approach includes ploughing, leaf-thinning, and debudding to achieve low yields which results in higher quality. Notably, they are one of the few domaines in Cahors that exclusively hand-harvest their grapes even though this is four times costlier than using a machine. Hand-harvesting enhances vine longevity and ensures the quality of every grape used in fermentation. They really are one of the best producers in Cahors and their Malbecs are awesome!
Clemens Busch is a pioneer of organic and biodynamic practices and he began questioning herbicides and reducing sulphur way back in in the 1970s longe before the natural wine movement. Most of his production comes from the Pündericher Marienburg, where they now own 16 of the 25 hectares after acquiring adjoining plots. Due to the complex nature of Mosel geography he is allowed to vinify each plot separately resulting in a portfolio of different Rieslings. Clemens adopts wild yeast fermentation and primarily uses old 1000-litre barrels. He is a legend in the Mosel and one of the pioneering fathers of Natural wine.
The Alba family has a long history of farming and producing Albariño in the Rías Baixas. It was only after Xurxo completed his oenology studies that the family decided to bottle and market their own wines in 2006. Before this they were selling to the local cooperative. They own 2.5 hectares and source other grapes from about 10 hectares throughout the region. Bodegas Albamaris among the few domaines in the area that use natural yeasts for fermentation. The results significantly enhance the aromatics and flavour of Albariño, resulting in wines with greater depth and complexity and really showcase that the grape can be far more than just a "holiday" wine.