Lampyres does interesting stuff. They’re low intervention, etc., etc. So I’m slowly working my way through what I can get my hands on of their range. This one is made from Pineau d’Aunis, also known as Chenin Noir. I think this is a first encounter for me with this grape. For this review, I had […]
Category: low-internvetion wine
StockWerk Grüner Veltliner, Geyerhof, 2021, Kremstal Austria
Since first having it in Austria in December 2011, I’ve been a huge Grüner Veltliner fan. I can’t say I’ve tried them all, but more often than not, when I come across one I hadn’t had before, I’ll pick it up. At least, I don’t recall having had this particular one before. Stuff from Geyerhof, […]
Dirupi Olé, 2021, Valtellina, Italy
Back in about 2011, when I was looking to shift from studying genocide to wine, I looked into doing field work in northern Italy. Valtellina, to be specific. In the end, although I loved the place, it didn’t work out. More about logistics than the people, who were wonderful. Dirupi is one of the winemakers […]
Ch. Brandeau Les Dernières Fleurs 2017, Bordeaux, France
This is a low-intervention Bordeaux. It has also been fermented in stainless steel, and then aged in large barrels (500 litres), which are larger than the usual barriques (c. 225 litres) used in Bordeaux. Both of these mean that there should be less oak influence than usual in a Bordeaux. In the glass: Ruby, clear, […]
Judith Beck Neuburger Bambule!, 2016, Burgenland, Austria
Bambule! is Judith Beck’s low-intervention range of wines. Neuburger is an Austrian white grape. This is a skin-contact wine, often known as an orange wine. It’s a wine made with white wine grapes, but as with a red wine, the grape skins are left in contact with the juice to extract flavour and tannins. This […]