October Wine of the Month

We haven’t held back for the month of October and have chosen two real indie gems for you to enjoy! These are ‘real wine lovers wines’ both with a great story, steeped in tradition but with a youthful modern twist in both. These are both wines that ‘tightened our jocks’ as soon as we tried them and we’re certain you will be just as excited about them as we are! Drink less but drink better!  

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Wine 1:  Johann Donabaum, Grüner Veltliner 2018, Wachau, Austria. £19.50  

 

Johann Donabaum produces classically styled Riesling and Gruner Veltliner in Spitz and St. Michael in the western stretches of the Wachau. After graduating from Oenology school in Krems, Johann worked at F.X. Pichler until 1996. He started to take over the winemaking at his family estate at the tender age of 19 and has been making some quality wines ever since, winning multiple winemaking awards along the way. This “Gruner” is a fabulous, restrained wine with apple and lime characters combined with white pepper, cardamom and spicy minerality. Balanced and refreshing it is perfect on it’s own or to accompany asian cuisine, a real winner this one! 

 

Wine 2:  Familia Zucchardi, Bonarda ‘Cara Sur’ 2017, Maipo, Mendoza, Argentina. £30.00  

 

Familia Zuccardi is a family company founded in 1963 by Engineer Alberto Zuccardi. Zuccardi wines expresses the essence of the soils and the extreme climate conditions and altitude in which the vineyards are planted. Fourty five years after the starting point of this path, there are now three generations joined by a passion for wine. This Tinto is actually 100% Bonarda grown at 1,500 metres above sea level at the Maggio Estate vineyard in Calingasta where the vines are more than 50 years old. One of Sebastian Zuccardi’s projects Cara Sur means South Face and refers to the treacherous mountain-scape that overlooks the vineyards. Full bodied, rich, hearty and rustic, tis red matches perfectly with grilled red meats ‘Gaucho’ style!