Specialist Importers’ Trade Tasting
We can’t wait to see you all at the Specialist Importers’ Trade Tastings in London and Manchester next week. Give us a heads up if planning to come to either event! If you can’t make it, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us about any of these wines and we’ll be happy to tell you more.
New Listings and Old Favourites
We’ll be showcasing a diverse range including customer favourites from our existing portfolio as well as some of our late-2021 additions that you might not have had the chance to taste yet – such as the summery Foye Moscatel from Bouchon, Marco Puyo’s very personal wines from Vina Dagaz and the exciting Volcanes de Chile range. And, of course, we’ll be revealing some brand-new wines that have just landed.
Bodega Volcanes Team
Julio Bouchon
Marco Puyo
Brand New Wines
The latest additions to our portfolio that we’ll be tasting at SITT include
Fausto
Malbec, 2019
Falasco Wines, Tunuyán, Uco Valley, Mendoza
TASTE: A full bodied, rich malbec offering deliciously ripe black fruit flavours such as blackberries, blueberries and black cherry veiled in violet aromas with black pepper and hints of rosemary; full-bodied and seductive with great texture and velvety tannins on the palate, and a long finish
FOOD MATCH: Grilled meats, steak, fine cuts of exotic game. Rich, baked-cheese-based dishes
Winemaker Franco Falasco
Alma Gemela
Garnacha – Carbonic Maceration, 2021
Onofri Wines, Desierto de Lavalle, Lavalle, Mendoza
TASTE: Carbonic maceration results in a wine which is lighter in style, lower in tannins and exuberantly fruity. This refreshing Garnacha is perfect for enjoying solo. Able to take a chill, it’s guaranteed to be a standout wine for the summer months.
FOOD MATCH: Enjoy with salad, charcuterie or cured meats.
Winemaker Mariana Onofri
Bodega Alandes
Concrete Tank Blend, 2020
Karim Mussi Wines, Uco Valley, Mendoza
TASTE: Fresh plums, violets, blueberry, crushed-stone and mineral aromas on the nose lead to a fresh and brightly fruited medium-bodied palate with firm, silky tannins.
FOOD MATCH: Cold cuts, charcuterie, smoked duck and game, carpaccio of beef
Winemaker Karim Mussi
Brand New Producers
Agustin Lombroni
Dominio de Frenza
We’re so excited about adding Dominio de Freneza to our portfolio and to be working with Agustin again. After years of winemaking across the globe Agustin headed home to Patagonia with his family in 2020 to start his own ‘crazy’ project. Freneza is built on his passion for that challenging varietal, Pinot Noir. His ambition is to bring the vineyard to the glass – producing true expressions of terroir through traditional winemaking methods. As Agustin says, ‘Our philosophy is that sometimes, less is enough.’
Casarena
Casarena are proud to be both custodians and interpreters of the distinctive terroir of Luján de Cuyo in Mendoza. The winery itself, built in 1937 and sympathetically renovated in 2008, sits in the heart of Perdriel. Single vineyard specialists, they produce a range of varietal and blended wines from four vineyards – Jamilla (which surrounds the winery),Lauren, Owen and Naoki – across Perdriel, Agrelo and Alto Agrelo. The certified sustainable vineyards are a tribute to the diversity of the area. Each enjoys different elevation, sun orientation and soil composition allowing winemaker Martina Galeano to create markedly different profiles within a varietal to showcase the unique expression of each vineyard.
Martina Galeano
