Le Fié 2023 Grape|Pedro XimenezA beautiful single vineyard cuve, using the forgotten Sauvignon Gris varietal know locally as Fi. It's a historical grape of the region that was largely abandoned because of its low yields in favour of the ubiquitous Sauvignon Blanc. Fi has a much broader, more textural profile and ripens with striking light purple skins. The vineyard is situated on the slopes down to the river Cher, here with particularly deep, well draining limestone gravel and just
the tannins are delicately extracted and this grippy texture persists well into the finish
Xarel-lo has been planted in recent years in the Roussillon as a grape that is able to withstand the unforgiving heat and minimal rainfall in the region
using no tillage in the vines where possible
The latest iteration of Love Streams
brisk and generous with lemon and apple notes aplenty from the white grapes while the Mandó supplies all the tart red berry & sour cherry notes
falling somewhere in-between the rosé and orange natural wine world
satisfying
giving the dusty cherry fruits and unexpected citrus peels an lovely soft edge
removing the international varietals that were planted there instead
deeper and more complex than many blanc de blancs but still with tightly wound acidity and salivating minerals – like a top Chablis Grand Cru with fine bubbles
Candied berry fruit and lively bubbles make this an essential summer-swigger
Here we have a natural wine which pays homage to the alpine grape variety Jacquère - the king of the aperitif
