Kenbishi ”Mizuho” (17.5% alc – aged 2 years and more) – Yamada Nishiki Special A

Kenbishi ”Mizuho” (17.5% alc – aged 2 years and more) – Yamada Nishiki Special A

This sake has a straw color with pale golden highlights. It is clear and bright. The first nose is fresh, spicy, and peppery with notes of candied lemon, candied citron, and light soy sauce. The second nose opens with more subtlety, delicacy, and umami notes of meat juice, puffed rice, and fresh/cooked apple. The palate…

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Kenbishi ”Kuromatsu” (17% alc – aged 1 year and more) – Yamada Nishiki Special A and Ai-yama

Kenbishi ”Kuromatsu” (17% alc – aged 1 year and more) – Yamada Nishiki Special A and Ai-yama

The sake has a pale straw color, clear and bright. The first nose is intense with notes of maturation. There are toasted rice, bitter cocoa, white soy sauce, white pepper, and dried mushroom notes. It’s a complex nose. The second nose opens with softness, roundness, a sweetness from the sticky rice, but also mild vanilla…

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Clos des Fous, « Pour Ma Gueule » 2022 – Itata Valley

Clos des Fous, « Pour Ma Gueule » 2022 – Itata Valley

Clos des Fous is a group of four Chileans, including Pedro Parra, who source grapes grown in the northern and southern extremes of Chile. The wines are made with minimal intervention from dry-farmed vineyards and using wild yeasts and low sulphur. Pour ma Guele, or ‘for my gob’ is made from a blend of different…

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De Martino Ungrafted Old Vines 2024, Cinsault – Itata Valley

De Martino Ungrafted Old Vines 2024, Cinsault – Itata Valley

Originally from Italy the de Martino family make a fascinating range of wines across various regions of Chile. In each region they source grapes made from ungrafted vines, unique to Chile. They farm ten hectares in Itata. This has delicious free-flowing fresh juicy wine with a savoury touch, and succulent, lively dark cherry fruits.  The…

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Tenuta Liliana – Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 – Salento IGP

Tenuta Liliana – Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 – Salento IGP

The nose is fruity, sappy and offers a floral side, with good definition, a certain intensity and depth. The wine benefits from decanting. It reveals notes of fresh cherry, violet, iris and small notes of roasted wild strawberry, associated with touches of small blue berries, as well as fine hints of infusion. The palate is…

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Tenuta Liliana – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Salento IGP

Tenuta Liliana – Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 – Salento IGP

The nose is fruity, dense and offers power and a certain depth. There are notes of wild cassis, small dense black berries and small notes of small roasted-elegant fruits, associated with hints of roasted black cherry, as well as discreet hints of black pepper, black tea and maceron. The palate is well-built, supple, precise, nicely…

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Tenuta Liliana 2024, Veneri – Salento IGP

Tenuta Liliana 2024, Veneri – Salento IGP

The wine is brilliant straw yellow, elegant bouquet of orange blossom (zagara), thyme, balsamic hints, papaya, and aromatic herbs. An engaging sip with good breadth, concentration, and volume, supported by a mineral tension and a vibrant, persistent finish.

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Girossa 2024 – Gavi DOCG

Girossa 2024 – Gavi DOCG

From Capriata d’Orba, vinified in stainless steel. Known for its floral profile and softness, this wine shines with linden, thyme, daisies, wildflowers, hints of papaya, and ripe pomelo. Explosive on the palate, harmonious and persistent.

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Cascina delle Monache 2024 – Gavi del Comune di Gavi

Cascina delle Monache 2024 – Gavi del Comune di Gavi

From the marls of Cessola with alternating sandy layers, part of the Piedmont Tertiary Basin. Vinified in concrete and steel. Balsamic notes of mint and ripe yellow citrus, touches of white pepper. The palate is marked by savory persistence with echoes of mango.

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La Mesma, “INDI” 2024 – Gavi del Comune di Gavi

La Mesma, “INDI” 2024 – Gavi del Comune di Gavi

“INDI” stands for indigenous yeasts but is also a tribute to Indie music. From Monterotondo, on mixed soils, with fermentation via pied de cuve. Brilliant and charismatic, offering zesty lime, brine, candied ginger, and balsamic hints. A broad, decisive palate with pronounced saline amplitude.

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