Not a whole lot in the way of backstory to this one, except it’s been getting good press. And everyone I talked to says ‘Stick in the fridge for a bit.’ So I took it with me on a recent visit to the country estate, and enlisted TE and MT as extra special guest commentators. […]
Category: low-internvetion wine
Domaine Lampyres Anima 2022, Roussillon, France
Another Lampyres wine. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’m slowly working my way through their range. So far, none of them have disappointed. Spoiler alert: This one doesn’t either. I might have held back in reviewing this, to spread out the Lampyres reviews a bit more, but TY was visiting, and I thought […]
Ancre Hill Estates, Pet Nat Red, 2022, Wales
I’ve been waiting to review this wine. I’m a fan of most pet nats I’ve tried. And from Wales? How could you not want to give this one a go. So this has been sitting around for rather longer than you might expect. But that’s because I knew TY also wanted to try it, and […]
Sous Le Bouchon, Artisans Partisans, 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Can’t say I remember how I picked this wine to sample, even though I ordered it only a week or so ago. I was presumably just browsing the Cambridge Wine Merchants website, and came across it. Not the most exciting backstory, but there you go. It is a low-intervention wine, which piqued my interest. Plus, […]
Yo El Rey, Grenache Gris, 2020, South Cape Coast, South Africa.
Thanks to my Responsible Adult (aka Alisa) for this recommendation. I had asked her to recommend some South African wines, being that she is both a wine buff and South African. This was top of her list. I’m glad it was. In the glass A stunning colour. Completely unexpected. (I hadn’t read much on the […]