Cuvée Briand 2024 Producer|Maremosso

Cuvée Briand 2024 Producer|MaremossoA perfectly nourishing, Ardchoise expression of Grenache that we'd happily drink day after day. 2024 sees an abundance of blackcurrant fruit right upfront, giving way to those typically herb flecked notes of liquorice root, fennel and clove. The acidity gives some welcome, angular attack, and as the generous fruits fall back it reveals a mineral undertow of charcoal and stone, something we've found to become more pronounced in recent years. It

using a reductive winemaking method that stops the wine from having too much contact with the air

and one-third of 2023 aged in barrel for 8 months

A great introduction to the world of natural orange wine here with Sicilian skin-contact Catarratto

No sugars or selected yeasts are added to achieve this

The darker juice from the Syrah pulling more towards a rosé in appearance

rose garden aromas

Made with 100% Chinuri (a variety indigenous to Georgia)

the wine is a heady mix of all the complex flavours and textures that oxidation and flor-contact can bring

or better still as you tackle some mature cheeses

the juice is decanted into clean qvevri for a further 6 months rest

with a zesty

while herbs and spices like cinnamon