Introducing Axel Prüfer & Pierre Bourlier
It feels almost inappropriate to announce new additions to the portfolio amidst most of our friends having to close their doors to protect the public and their staff, but here we are! We had a pallet arrive two weeks ago and although these wines will continue to improve, many are also perfect for the spring weather we are now enjoying.
Axel Prüfer at his domaine, Le Temps des Cerises
Le Temps des Cerises, Languedoc
We’ve long dreamed of bringing the wines of Axel Prüfer to the UK so it’s a pleasure to have a small allocation from his 2018 production now arrive. They are, as ever, light and delicate wines from one of the most brutal regions in the south of France.
Incredibly delicious and thirst-quenching, magnums often seem the appropriate format.
The Wines
La Peur du Rouge, 2018
Chardonnay
Capitulation Ne Paie Pas, 2018
Cinsault
Oili Oili Oila, 2018
Cinsault
Jalava, 2018
Cinsault
Un Pas de Cote, 2018
Grenache Noir
La Peur du Rouge, 2018, 1.5L
Chardonnay
Capitulation Ne Paie Pas, 2018, 1.5L
Cinsault
Oili Oili Oila, 2018, 1.5L
Cinsault
Pierre Bourlier in his Les Chambés vineyard
Pierre Bourlier, Ardèche
We also introduce Pierre Bourlier who is a more recent discovery from northern Ardèche. Pierre is a young vigneron who farms a brace of Gamay and Pinot Noir parcels a stones-throw away from St. Joseph. 2018 was his 3rd vintage and although it was extremely hot and dry the wines are perfumed and well poised. Unfortunately, we were only able to get a handful of cases.
The Wines
Les Chambés, 2018
Gamay, Pinot Noir
Vaille que Vaille, 2018
Gamay
Jean-Louis Pinto showing us his wines in the cellar this January
New Wines from Es d'Aqui, Limoux
Lastly, we have two new wines from Jean-Louis Pinto aka Es d’Aqui. The wonderful 'M&M' returns (2019 vintage) and is perhaps even better than last year with a little more structure, but the same soaring aromatics. We also have a new cuvée 'Danslezetoiles Blanc' from 2018 - a macerated Sauvignon Blanc which has brought out the more mineral and saline side of the grape.
The Wines
Danslezetoiles Blanc, 2018
Sauvignon Blanc
M&M, 2019
Mourvedre, Muscat d’Alexandrie