14/06/2025
Imagine - cast your mind back to dryer days, a time when the rivers falling from the sky didn’t wake you in the night, a time when a simple walk needed nothing more than a free spirit instead of a sea worthy oilskin.
For days like that we have gone all in with red wine sparkling, it’s always been a passion of ours but the wines would be polar opposites. There is always room for a sweeter lambrusco fizz, lighter in alcohol and refreshing before or after a meal. Equally the power of a big Shiraz paired with intense bubbles can transform a bacon roll into culinary supremacy.
Here we have the sparkling in the middle, filled perfectly with Loire wine making class but a tannic bite to move this wine into the middle of a meal. Off dry there is a sweetness but the acidity and tannin make it sing, 100% pineau d’aunis grapes and 48 months resting the quality stands out. Berry flavours to go with charcuterie or even a lighter roast
Close your eyes and be glad it’s not midgie death season and you can still go out for a bottle in the rain