July Wine of the Month

Beacondown Bacchus 2018, East Sussex. England 16.00

Bacchus is the new Sauvignon Blanc!…. Well so they say, for quite good reason though. This aromatic grape variety was created in a German lab by crazy viticultural scientist ‘Peter Morio’ in 1933.

The idea was to find and create grape varieties that thrived in cooler climates and boy does Bacchus produce!

This Sauvignon… sorry Bacchus is soft, sumptuous and bursting with flavours of apples, pears and elderflower. So skip by the New Zealand aisle and head for England. 

This wine is the product of love, care, affection and precision by a lovely local family in Sussex.

Riccitelli Malbec 2016, Mendoza. Argentina 25.00

What a bottle, what a wine! The lady on the label almost has as much sass as the juice in the bottle.

Riccitelli is a rising star on the Argentinian wine scene and his wines are real gems. This guy is an absolute genius when it comes to fermenting grape juice and his ‘Tinto de la casa’ Malbec does not disappoint.

Ina world where supermarkets are all fighting to find the cheapest Malbec juice from Argentina we really do need malbecs like this to remind us why this particular variety does so well in Mendoza.

This beauty is the product of Malbecs from 2 different plots of land, they’re co fermented and each add unique qualities to the wine. It’s rich, has great cherry fruits with 12 months ageing in French oak to add a bit of complecity at the end… a real stunner!